Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Merideth, Joseph Patrick November 9, 2017
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Published  ILES ~ SUNDBERG/KIRKPATRICK FUNERAL HOME, Madrid, Iowa
Joseph Patrick Merideth
October 27, 1944 - November 9, 2017
Joseph Patrick Merideth, 73, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, November 9, 
2017, at the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines.

A Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Assumption 
Catholic Church in Granger. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the 
church where a Vigil Service will be held at 7:00 pm.  Burial will be in the 
Beaver Catholic Cemetery.

Joe was born October 27, 1944 in Keokuk, Iowa, to the late Paul and Margaret 
(Shepherd) Merideth.  He received his education in Des Moines and at the age of 
17 enlisted the United States Navy serving his country during the Vietnam era.   
Following his discharge, he made his home in various communities doing 
bartending, working on the railroad, working in a care center before taking a 
job as a lab technician for the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines, where he 
retired.

On February 14, 1981, he married Lillian Page at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in 
Des Moines.  Most of their life was spent in the Granger and Woodward area and 
more recently had moved to Knoxville to be closer to their son.  In free time 
Joe enjoyed being outdoors fishing, hunting and camping with his family.  He was 
preceded in death by a sister Nancy Myers and a half-sister Pauline.

Survivors include his wife Lillian, four children; Allen Thomas of Missouri, 
Chuck Thomas and Josephine Merideth both of Des Moines and Joseph (Tonya) 
Merideth of Knoxville, seven grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, a brother James 
(Donna) McKinney and half-sisters; Clara and Theresa
Published  ILES ~ SUNDBERG/KIRKPATRICK FUNERAL HOME, Madrid, Iowa


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