Lucy Ann Melton was the last of nine children born to Dr. Stephen & Lucy Melton. Her mother died before she was nine months old and she was raised by her older brothers and sisters. She had seven younger half-brothers and half-sisters; however, they were raised in one home while Lucy and the children from the first mother lived in the house next door. She was baptized with her older sister, Birdie, when she was 16 years old. Her early years were all spent in southern Missouri. She and Walter Marenholtz met as children in Viola, Missouri and were married in Stone County when she was 18 years old. They moved to Idaho in 1918. Daughters Mildred and Mary were followed by a son, Walter Melton Marenholtz. In 1930, her husband inherited a baronetcy in Hannover Province, Germany. In 1931 the entire family left Idaho. They stopped in Missouri to visit relatives before proceeding to Germany by ship. They took the New York-Hamburg Line. Upon arriving in Germany, Lucy set about learning the language and the running of her home, referred to as Dieckhorst. She became a Baronin (wife of a Baron). They added the 'von' back to the last name at this time. Lucy always had an American accent though she became very fluent in German. Her two children born in Germany, Lucy and Robert, were not taught English in the home; however, both were registered as American citizens. Her son remembers that Lucy and Walter spoke English when talking to each other. Lucy always had a large garden and raised many of the vegetables that she had grown in America. The family made new friends and did some traveling. They vacationed at the North Sea in pre-war years. She and Walter made plans to return to the United States but were unable to do so before America declared war on Germany. The family lifestyle was abruptly changed and through the course of the war, friends and Mildred's mother-in-law came to stay at the estate. Lucy, her daughters, a piano teacher and other German refugees who lived in their home during the war helped sew an American flag to fly at the estate for when the war was over. The first American soldiers got into Dieckhorst on April 12th, 1945. When a friend from America, Army Colonel Lynn Spillman, stopped by on 18 May 1945 to find them, he noted that Lucy didn't recognize him. She had not seen a newspaper from the U.S. since 1939 and had only received one letter from America since the war. That was from her sister Flora which had just arrived four weeks earlier. The letter had come through the Red Cross and had been on its way for over a year. They spent five hours talking to Colonel Spillman, who mentioned that he had never yet seen anyone as happy to see him as were Walter, Lucy, and Mildred seemed to be. He also mentioned how worried Lucy had been about little Walter. World War 2 came to a close and the German Army made no effort to keep parents informed of wounded or missing men. Lucy and Walter would not know that her eldest son had died for quite a while. He was twenty years old. Lucy was inconsolable even years later. She did not believe authorities in 1949 when they said that his remains were being recovered and never believed that they had ever been reburied in the nearby village of Bolstice,Czechoslokia. She never got over losing Walter Melton (her good boy - as he used to say as a small child). Her youngest son, Bob, recalls that when he was seven years old, his dad and mom took a horse and carriage to Ettenbuettel to visit Dickimata and Otto. On the way home, about a mile from the estate, one of the straps holding the carriage to the tongue of the wagon broke and the wagon went over backwards. His mother ended up hitting her head on the street and suffered a concussion. His father put Bob on the horse and sent him home to get help. The Hannoverian horse remained calm throughout the entire incident. This horse was the same one that ran away with Bob once, with Bob holding on for dear life. Upon returning to the United States, Lucy settled in Seattle. At first the family stayed at her sister Flora Melton Bray's home. Then they bought a home on Latona and had two houses at Lake Sammamish. She always had lots of family around her. She and Walter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1967, holding their reception at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Seattle.. Lucy had dauschunds in Germany and America. She also had a white cockatoo named Petesy whose large cage was in the corner of her kitchen. Petesy would greet her each morning with "Good Morning Muttie". Petesy could whistle half of Yankee Doodle and then go astray. Petesy also would tease the dauschund, Tinker, by imitating the dog's squeaky toy. While he was in the Army, son Bob recalls that his parents took care of his black Lab, Josh. Tinker had a habit of running and jumping into his mother's lap. Josh watched that for awhile and when he saw Tinker heading for Lucy's lap, he decided the best way to beat him to her was to leap from about ten feet out. Unfortunately for Lucy, Josh was 115 pounds and knocked her and her chair over! Fortunately no one was hurt and all had a good laugh. They often had either children or grandchildren living with them, attending school. Her grandchildren remember that she cooked bacon every morning. She enjoyed an ocassional trip to Reno to play the slot machines. She never drank. She loved and doted on her children and grandchildren. She also loved animals. Muttie (mommy in German) was 87 years old when she died in 1986. She and her husband are buried in Seattle.
(copyright 2011 by Margie von Marenholtz)
Lucy Ann Melton was the last of nine children born to Dr. Stephen & Lucy Melton. Her mother died before she was nine months old and she was raised by her older brothers and sisters. She had seven younger half-brothers and half-sisters; however, they were raised in one home while Lucy and the children from the first mother lived in the house next door. She was baptized with her older sister, Birdie, when she was 16 years old. Her early years were all spent in southern Missouri. She and Walter Marenholtz met as children in Viola, Missouri and were married in Stone County when she was 18 years old. They moved to Idaho in 1918. Daughters Mildred and Mary were followed by a son, Walter Melton Marenholtz. In 1930, her husband inherited a baronetcy in Hannover Province, Germany. In 1931 the entire family left Idaho. They stopped in Missouri to visit relatives before proceeding to Germany by ship. They took the New York-Hamburg Line. Upon arriving in Germany, Lucy set about learning the language and the running of her home, referred to as Dieckhorst. She became a Baronin (wife of a Baron). They added the 'von' back to the last name at this time. Lucy always had an American accent though she became very fluent in German. Her two children born in Germany, Lucy and Robert, were not taught English in the home; however, both were registered as American citizens. Her son remembers that Lucy and Walter spoke English when talking to each other. Lucy always had a large garden and raised many of the vegetables that she had grown in America. The family made new friends and did some traveling. They vacationed at the North Sea in pre-war years. She and Walter made plans to return to the United States but were unable to do so before America declared war on Germany. The family lifestyle was abruptly changed and through the course of the war, friends and Mildred's mother-in-law came to stay at the estate. Lucy, her daughters, a piano teacher and other German refugees who lived in their home during the war helped sew an American flag to fly at the estate for when the war was over. The first American soldiers got into Dieckhorst on April 12th, 1945. When a friend from America, Army Colonel Lynn Spillman, stopped by on 18 May 1945 to find them, he noted that Lucy didn't recognize him. She had not seen a newspaper from the U.S. since 1939 and had only received one letter from America since the war. That was from her sister Flora which had just arrived four weeks earlier. The letter had come through the Red Cross and had been on its way for over a year. They spent five hours talking to Colonel Spillman, who mentioned that he had never yet seen anyone as happy to see him as were Walter, Lucy, and Mildred seemed to be. He also mentioned how worried Lucy had been about little Walter. World War 2 came to a close and the German Army made no effort to keep parents informed of wounded or missing men. Lucy and Walter would not know that her eldest son had died for quite a while. He was twenty years old. Lucy was inconsolable even years later. She did not believe authorities in 1949 when they said that his remains were being recovered and never believed that they had ever been reburied in the nearby village of Bolstice,Czechoslokia. She never got over losing Walter Melton (her good boy - as he used to say as a small child). Her youngest son, Bob, recalls that when he was seven years old, his dad and mom took a horse and carriage to Ettenbuettel to visit Dickimata and Otto. On the way home, about a mile from the estate, one of the straps holding the carriage to the tongue of the wagon broke and the wagon went over backwards. His mother ended up hitting her head on the street and suffered a concussion. His father put Bob on the horse and sent him home to get help. The Hannoverian horse remained calm throughout the entire incident. This horse was the same one that ran away with Bob once, with Bob holding on for dear life. Upon returning to the United States, Lucy settled in Seattle. At first the family stayed at her sister Flora Melton Bray's home. Then they bought a home on Latona and had two houses at Lake Sammamish. She always had lots of family around her. She and Walter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1967, holding their reception at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Seattle.. Lucy had dauschunds in Germany and America. She also had a white cockatoo named Petesy whose large cage was in the corner of her kitchen. Petesy would greet her each morning with "Good Morning Muttie". Petesy could whistle half of Yankee Doodle and then go astray. Petesy also would tease the dauschund, Tinker, by imitating the dog's squeaky toy. While he was in the Army, son Bob recalls that his parents took care of his black Lab, Josh. Tinker had a habit of running and jumping into his mother's lap. Josh watched that for awhile and when he saw Tinker heading for Lucy's lap, he decided the best way to beat him to her was to leap from about ten feet out. Unfortunately for Lucy, Josh was 115 pounds and knocked her and her chair over! Fortunately no one was hurt and all had a good laugh. They often had either children or grandchildren living with them, attending school. Her grandchildren remember that she cooked bacon every morning. She enjoyed an ocassional trip to Reno to play the slot machines. She never drank. She loved and doted on her children and grandchildren. She also loved animals. Muttie (mommy in German) was 87 years old when she died in 1986. She and her husband are buried in Seattle.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32005731/lucy_ann-von_marenholtz: accessed
), memorial page for Lucy Ann “Muttie” Melton von Marenholtz (26 Jun 1898–23 Feb 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32005731, citing Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Lake Forest Park,
King County,
Washington,
USA;
Maintained by Margie von Marenholtz (contributor 47028174).
Add Photos for Lucy Ann “Muttie” Melton von Marenholtz
Fulfill Photo Request for Lucy Ann “Muttie” Melton von...
Photo Request Fulfilled
Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request
There is an open photo request for this memorial
Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request?
Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s).
Oops, something didn't work. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again.
Make sure that the file is a photo. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced.
All photos uploaded successfully, click on the <b>Done button</b> to see the photos in the gallery.
General photo guidelines:
Photos larger than 8.0 MB will be optimized and reduced.
Each contributor can upload a maximum of 5 photos for a memorial.
A memorial can have a maximum of 20 photos from all contributors.
The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional 10 photos (for a total of 30 on the memorial).
Include gps location with grave photos where possible.
No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments.)
You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.
Memorial Photos
This is a carousel with slides. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel.
Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried.
Show Map
If the memorial includes GPS coordinates, simply click 'Show Map' to view the gravesite location within the cemetery. If no GPS coordinates are available, you can contribute by adding them if you know the precise location.
Photos
For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.
Photos Tab
All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer.
Flowers
Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button.
Family Members
Family members linked to this person will appear here.
Related searches
Use the links under See more… to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.
Sponsor This Memorial
Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option.
Share
Share this memorial using social media sites or email.
Save to
Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print.
Edit or Suggest Edit
Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager.
Have Feedback
Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you.
You may not upload any more photos to this memorial
"Unsupported file type"
Uploading...
Waiting...
Success
Failed
This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded photos to this memorial
This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded photos to this memorial
Invalid File Type
Uploading 1 Photo
Uploading 2 Photos
1 Photo Uploaded
2 Photos Uploaded
Added by
GREAT NEWS! There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery.
Sorry! There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request.
Enter numeric value
Enter memorial Id
Year should not be greater than current year
Invalid memorial
Duplicate entry for memorial
You have chosen this person to be their own family member.
Reported!
This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.
0% Complete
Saved
Sign in or Register
Sign in to Find a Grave
Sign-in to link to existing account
There is a problem with your email/password.
There is a problem with your email/password.
There is a problem with your email/password.
We encountered an unknown problem. Please wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists contact Find a Grave.
We’ve updated the security on the site. Please reset your password.
Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Please contact Find a Grave at [email protected] if you need help resetting your password.
This account has been disabled. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]
This account has been disabled. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]
Email not found
Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person.
Sign in to your existing Find a Grave account. You’ll only have to do this once—after your accounts are connected, you can sign in using your Ancestry sign in or your Find a Grave sign in.
We found an existing Find a Grave account associated with your email address. Sign in below with your Find a Grave credentials to link your Ancestry account. After your accounts are connected you can sign in using either account.
Please enter your email to sign in.
Please enter your password to sign in.
Please enter your email and password to sign in.
There is a problem with your email/password.
A system error has occurred. Please try again later.
A password reset email has been sent to EmailID. If you don't see an email, please check your spam folder.
We encountered an unknown problem. Please wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists contact Find a Grave.
Password Reset
Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code.
Registration Options
Welcome to Find a Grave
Create your free account by choosing an option below.
or
Ancestry account link
To create your account, Ancestry will share your name and email address with Find a Grave. To continue choose an option below.
or
If you already have a Find a Grave account, please sign in to link to Ancestry®.
New Member Registration
Email is mandatory
Email and Password are mandatory
This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Resend Activation Email
Your password is not strong enough
Invalid Email
You must agree to Terms and Conditions
Account already exists
Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox
Internal Server error occurred
If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map
You must select an email preference
We have sent you an activation email
Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters.
We just emailed an activation code to
Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account.
cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
Within 5 miles of your location.
Within 5 kilometers of your location.
0 cemeteries found in .
0 cemeteries found.
Add a cemetery to fulfill photo requests
You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below.
Search above to list available cemeteries.
Getting location…
Loading...
Loading...
No cemeteries found
Find a Grave Video Tutorials
Default Language
Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [email protected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Thanks for your help!
Preferred Language
We have set your language to based on information from your browser.