Melvin R. Cibula, 92, died Friday, December 23, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a short illness. Services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 28 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Chelsea by Deacon Joe Behounek. Burial will be in Stayskal Cemetery, rural Chelsea. Visitation will be 3:00 - 6:00 PM Tuesday at the Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine where there will be a Vigil service at 5:30 PM. Visitation at the church will be one hour before the service. He was born on March 14, 1919 in rural Vining to Charles and Julia (Dvorak) Cibula, and attended Eagle Nest school, York no. 4 near Vining through the 8th grade. He was united in marriage on October 3, 1939 to Maxine Wirstlin at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Chelsea, Iowa. The couple made their home on the farm east of Vining before moving south of Vining in 1976 where they continued to farm. Melvin had a deep love for his family and the land and enjoyed gardening, farming, fishing, and riding the four wheeler to check his cows. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Vining, the CSA Lodge, Vining, the Eagles Fraternal Organization, Tama, and the Tama County NFO. He was the York Township Clerk for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife Maxine in 2003, parents, sister Violet, and brother-in-law George Dunning. Surviving are his sons, Richard D. (Sheryl) Cibula and Duane A. (Barbara) Cibula, both of Chelsea; sister-in-law, Mayme Kupka of Clutier; seven grandchildren, Cynthia (Russell) VanDee, Joseph Cibula, Dr. Susan (Jason) Simon, Dr. Charles (Bobbi) Cibula, Christian (Lisa) Cibula, Michael (Kylee) Cibula, and Carolyn Cibula; 10 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.