On Saturday, December 24, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Walter L. Melnik; mother of Yvonne L. (Mark) Barash, Walter “Wally” (Meg) Melnik, and Martha “Sue” (Bob Hoogland) Melnik; grandmother of Laura, Eileen, Hope, Jillian and Christopher; sister of the late Robert Bruhn, Donald Bruhn, Dolly Schulte and Mae Clements. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Colesville Presbyterian Church, 12800 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, Saturday, December 31, from 10 to 11 a.m., where a Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment Union Cemetery, Burtonsville, MD.