Melba E. Wilson, 92, most recently of New Tripoli, died June 16, 2013, in Fellowship Manor.

She was the widow of Douglas B. Wilson.

Born in St. Louis County, Mo., she was a daughter of the late E. Oscar and Clara (Dieckmann) Rosenkoetter.

She left home to work as a nanny in order to attend both high school and business school.

While working as a secretary during World War II, she met her future husband at a USO breakfast.

They married after the war and raised their family in Weston, Conn. and Lynnville.

She loved needlework, reading and children.

She volunteered often for 4-H, Scouts, Red Cross, was a great listener, and had a wonderful smile.

Her survivors include a son, Christopher D. and wife, Donna, of New Tripoli; daughters Beverly M., wife of Henry Weaver of New Tripoli, and Deborah A. Wilson, wife of Alan Yen of Coopersburg; sisters Evelyn Seavert and Mary Anne Tillman of St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren Benjamin, Jonathan, and Amanda Gruber, Megan Wilson, Alta and Rita Yen; seven great-grandchildren, niece and nephews.

She was predeceased by a brother and sister.

Services are private. Interment at Jacob's Union Cemetery, Jacksonville.

Condolences may be offered to the family at kellerfuneralhomes.com

Contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind.

Arrangements made by Keller Funeral Homes Inc., New Tripoli.