Melvin Leonard Balk

melvin  balk

July 8, 1944 ~ February 8, 2026

Born in: New Hampton, IA
Resided in: Lawler, IA

Melvin Leonard Balk age 81 of Waucoma, IA, died Sunday, February 8, 2026, at UI Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, IA.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler, with Rev. Nick Radloff celebrating the Mass. Interment will be held at St. Rose Catholic Cemetery, rural Waucoma.

Friends are invited to greet the family from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, before the Mass at the church in Lawler.

Services

Mass of Christian Burial: February 17, 2026 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
2940 Iowa Highway 24
Lawler, IA 52154

6413944334

Visitation: February 17, 2026 9:30 am - February 10, 2026 10:30 am

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
2940 Iowa Highway 24
Lawler, IA 52154

6413944334

Cemetery: February 17, 2026 12:45 pm

St. Rose Cemetery - Waucoma

Waucoma, IA


View current weather.

Memories Timeline

Guestbook

  1. My Deepest Sympathy to the Balk family! Melvin and Marvin were wonderful people. I knew their mom and dad since I was a little boy. They will be sadly missed. Rest In Peace Melvin. God Bless You All.


Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle