OBITUARY: Wayne A. Mayer, 1949-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Original version posted on www.mcpress.com, Oct. 5, 2005]






                              Wayne A. Mayer

Funeral services for Wayne A. Mayer, 56, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, were held
on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005 at Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville with
Rev. John Moser officiating.

Burial was in St. Ansgar Cemetery. Wayne died on Sept. 28, 2005 at St. Mary's
Hospital, Rochester, Minn.

Wayne A. Mayer was born July 25, 1949 to Gene and Marjorie (Thome) Mayer of
Stacyville, Iowa. Wayne attended Catholic school in Stacyville, graduating
with the last class of Visitation Marion High School in 1969.

Following graduation, Wayne was drafted into the United States Army and
served his country in Vietnam in 1970 and 1971.  Wayne returned home and
married Bonita Larson of St. Ansgar, Iowa, at the First Lutheran Church in
St. Ansgar on May 19, 1973. Wayne and Bonita raised two children Robyn and
Gabriel, lived and worked in St. Ansgar throughout their married life. He
worked for Bob and Larry Warrington, and White Farm Implements. In 1976
Wayne became co-owner and operator of Mayer Feed, and owned and operated
NAPA from 1986 to 1996. He was a member of the American Legion and a
lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Wayne was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and taking trips
to Canada. A true nature lover, he was a member of Ducks Unlimited and
enjoyed cooking, especially outdoor grilling.

Wayne was preceded in death by his mother and father-in-law, a special
nephew and his brother Kevin Mayer.

Wayne will be sadly missed by his wife Bonita of St. Ansgar; daughter Robyn
and husband Pat Knowlton, and by his son William of St. Ansgar; son Gabriel
and wife Michelle Mayer, and daughters Olivia and Kathryn of St. Ansgar;
parents Gene and Marjorie Mayer of Stacyville; brothers Terry and wife
Linda Mayer of St. Ansgar, and Dean and wife Diane Mayer of St. Ansgar;
sisters Sandra Mayer of Rochester, Minn., Wanda and husband Dan Warrington
of St. Ansgar, Diane and husband Matt DuVall of Denver, Colo., and Gwen
and husband Joshua Isler of Frederickton, Colo; sisters-in-law Grace Mayer
of Kasson, Minn., and Gloria and husband Robert Stuart of Faribault, Minn.; 
brother-in-law Dudley Thompson of South Bend, Ind.; many nieces and nephews,
great-nieces and great-nephews.

The Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home,  St. Ansgar, Iowa, was in charge of
arrangements. (641) 713-4920.



                    Copyright 2005, K.L. Kittleson