OBITUARY INFORMATION FROM FIND-A-GRAVE WEBSITE:

Ralph Wesley Melin
BIRTH          4 Jun 1898, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
DEATH          22 Mar 1982 (aged 83), Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
BURIAL         Hobart Cemetery, Hobart, Lake County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID    76185184

Delphi Carroll County Comet
March 24, 1982
Posted per his family.

Ralph W. Melin, 84, former manager of the Public Service Indiana office in Delphi, died Monday, March 22, 1982, in Chicago.
Melin came to Delphi in 1934 and was a former director of the Delphi Chamber of Commerce and served as a member of the Delphi City Council from 1957-1971. He had been active in this community in Red Cross, Boy Scouts, USO, and the mental health association. He was a member and past president of Delphi Rotary Club and had served as trustee of the Delphi United Methodist Church.
His wife, Lillian, preceded him in death in 1958. He is survived by nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hobart. A memorial service was held in the Delphi United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Flora, Indiana
The Hoosier Democrat
June 6, 1963
pg. 1

Excerpt from his retirement notice in this issue:

"Melin, a veteran of 44 years of utility service, will continue to make his home in Delphi...Melin's utility career includes service with Calumet Electric and Gary Railway, Northern Indiana Public Service Company, Indiana Service Corporation and Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. prior to his association with Public Service Company."

This information and the pictures below were obtained from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76185184/ralph-wesley-melin. The picture above was obtained from the 1918 HHS Aurora yearbook, made available by the Lake County Public Library, at: https://archive.org/details/HOHS1918Images/.