Melvin L. Thayer, 72, of 703 Crane Avenue died Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Haven Home of Kenesaw. Services will be Tuesday, December 12, 2006; 2:30 P. M. at Butler Volland Chapel with Pastor Robert Smith officiating. Burial will be in Glenvil Cemetery, Glenvil, Nebraska. Visitation will be Monday 9am-9pm with family present from 7pm-8pm and Tuesday 9am until service time at the funeral home. Memorials are to the Donor’s Choice.

Mr. Thayer was born July 12, 1934 in Fort Collins, Colorado to Elmer & Annette (Reiher) Thayer. He attended Kenesaw High School and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953-1956 during the Korean War. He was stationed out of Waco, Texas. He married Violet White on February 21, 1959 in Hastings. He worked for Dutton Lainson and retired in 1996 as a foreman. He has lived in Hastings since 1965 and was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church and past member of the Hastings Mens Bowling Association. He loved to fish and attend car races.

Mr. Thayer was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include:
Wife: Violet Thayer – Hastings, NE
Son: Stan Thayer – Hastings, NE
Daughter & Son-in-law: Verla & Randy Watson – Arvada , CO
Grandchildren: Cassandra Seagren – Lincoln, NE
   Nichol Osafo-Atta – Denver, CO
Brothers: Robert Thayer – Red Cloud , NE
   Jack Thayer – Lacrosse , WI