Tenth Generation

8381. Richard Skillman was born on 6 August 1922 in Easton, Northampton, PA. He lived in Northampton, PA before 12 April 1941. He served in the military on 12 April 1941 in U.S. Army. He enlisted as a Private at Wilkes Barre, PA. Richard died on 30 November 2000 at the age of 78.

Richard Skillman and Olga Melnick were married on 15 September 1945. Olga Melnick, daughter of Michael Melmick and Balbina Jakabowski, was born on 11 February 1925 in Brooklyn, Kings, NY. She died on 22 December 2010 at the age of 85 in Lexington, MO. Olga Skillman, 85, of Lexington, MO passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at her home. Olga Melnick Skillman was born February 11, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of Michael and Balbina Jakabowski Melnick. She married Richard Skillman on September 15, 1945, he preceded her in death on November 30, 2000.
Mrs. Skillman was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ in Lexington. She had been a clerk at the Vincent Shoe Store and the Ben Franklin Store in Lexington. She had also been a Records Keeper at the hospital and had also worked as a housekeeper.
Mrs. Skillman is survived by a son, Richard “Charlie” M. Skillman and wife, Mona, of Lexington. Two grandsons, David Skillman and wife, Jennifer, Lenexa, KS and Devin Skillman and wife, Cara, Liberty. One great-granddaughter, Sophia Belle Skillman. One sister, Dorothy Lake, Metuchen, NJ. Three nieces and six nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, Olga was preceded in death by two brothers, Peter Melnick and Michael Melnick, and a sister, Sophia Feight.
Services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home in Lexington. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lexington. Visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, December 27, 2010 also at the funeral home. Memorials to Village Hospice, 1016 Main, Lexington, MO 64067.
Arrangements by: Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 South St., Lexington, MO 64067 (660) 259-2245 She was buried on 28 December 2010 in Lexington, MO.

Richard Skillman-116907 and Olga Melnick-116908 had the following children: