OBITUARY: Madelyn (Peterson) Meyer, 1929-2004, Mitchell Co, Iowa

[ Adapted from Mitchell County Press online - Posted Nov. 3, 2004 ]




                               Madelyn Meyer

A Mass of Christian Burial for Madelyn Meyer, age 75, of Osage, Iowa,
was held Saturday, October 30, 2004, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church
in Osage, with Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating.  Inurnment will be at
a later date at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Haven.

Madelyn died Monday, October 25, 2004, at Mitchell County Regional Health
Center in Osage. 

Madelyn was born October 5, 1929, in Kendallville, Iowa, the daughter
of Clarence and Lucille (McGee) Peterson.  She was united in marriage
to Robert E. (Bob) Meyer on November 29, 1947, in Austin, Minnesota.
Bob and Madelyn farmed near New Haven until 1967. They then lived in
Reinbeck, Jewell, and Perry, Iowa. They moved to Morgan, Minnesota in
1982, where they lived until retiring and moving back to Osage. Madelyn
worked as a school secretary in the Morgan school system. Her husband
Bob died on August 17, 2004.

Madelyn was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Osage, and the
Sacred Heart Ladies Guild. She also volunteered at the Faith Nursing Home.

Madelyn was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Robert
Meyer in 2004.

Madelyn is survived by son Don Meyer and wife Kathy of Vinton, son
Gary Meyer and wife Michelle of Perry; daughter Diane Nekvinda of
Brandon, South Dakota; daughter Sue Whiton and husband Scott of Perry;
daughter Kay Drake and husband Mike of Lincoln, Nebraska; son Mark
Meyer and wife Tammy of Morgan, Minnesota; son Dennis Meyer and
wife Rhonda of Morgan, Minnesota; son Dale Meyer of Walker; and
son Bobby Meyer of Perry.

And by grandchildren: Laura Bollin, Dan Meyer, Amanda Meyer, Michael
Meyer, Zoe Meyer, Kris Nekvinda, Andrea Nekvinda, Erik Whiton, Michael
Whiton, Jackie Drake, Michele Drake, Aaron Meyer, Jason Meyer, Ashley
Meyer and Cole Embry-Meyer and great-grandchildren, Cody, Jessica,
Kaitlyn, and Hunter.

Three sisters: Darlene (Dean) Michels of New Haven, Helen Michael
of Burnsville, Minnesota, Joyce (Jack) Perry of Raleigh, North Carolina,
and by a brother, Bernard (Edelgard) Peterson of Rochester, Minnesota.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, Iowa was in charge of arrangements.
(641-732-3706).


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