WILLARD ALBERT CARL MEYER 1916-1995

KUHSE, MEYER, SCHROEDER, ASHBACHER, HURLBUT, BACCUM, HENDERSON, BLIETZ, KUGEL

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Date: 4/21/2005 at 15:14:07

WILLARD ALBERT CARL MEYER

Willard Albert Carl Meyer, son of Alvin David John and Wilhelmina Maria (Kuhse) Meyer, was born September 14, 1916 at rural Ossian, Iowa. He died Wednesday, January 25, 1995 in Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He was 78 years old.

Willard was baptized in 1916 and confirmed in 1931 both in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Postville. He attended the Oak Hill School near Castalia.

On Thanksgiving Day, November 30, 1939, Willard was married to Florence Sophia Wilhemina Schroeder at the home of her parents. To this union five children were born.

The couple began farming on the Schroeder farm in Bloomfield township. In 1945 they moved to a farm in Clayton County, on the Gunder Road. Willard and Florence moved to their present home in Postville in 1973.

Willard was a life-time member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He served on the church council and as president. He was a member of the Farm Bureau, the Clayton County Cattlemen's Association, the Postville Historical Society and the KEWS of Castalia.

In his early years, Willard was a director on the rural school board. He also assisted Florence when she was a leader for the Grand Meadow Larks 4-H Club. In the later years, he helped Florence with many of the household tasks which she was unable to do because of her blindness. Willard loved his family and enjoyed his life's work of farming.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Florence who died December 7, 1993, a sister, Marie Meyer, and two brothers, Orville and Arthur Meyer.

Surviving are his children, Roger and his wife, Laura, Donna and her husband, Albert Ashbacher, all of Postville, Bruce and his wife Donna, of Tripoli, Bryron and his wife Eileen, of Postville and Michelle and her husband Matthew Hurlbut of Elkader, 11 grandchildren, Randall Ashbacher and his wife Jerri, Rodney Ashbacher and his wife Margie, and Rhonda and her husband Arth Baccum, Eric Meyer, Eva and her husband Michael Henderson, Tricia and Melissa Meyer, Stacey and Bradley Meyer, Brandon and Joshua Blietz; three great grandchildren, Aaron, Garrett and Austin Ashbacher; a sister, Margaret (Mrs. Vernon Kugel), a sister-in-law, Opal (Mrs. Willard Schroeder), both of Postville, and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Saturday, January 28, 1995 in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Postville, Iowa. The Reverend Charles W. Miller officiated. Kenneth Timmerman sang 'Amazing Grace' accompanied by Joann Martins.

Casket bearers were grandchildren Eric Meyer, Eva and Michael Henderson, Randall and Jerri Ashbacher, Rodney and Margie Ashbacher, Ronda and Arth Baccam, Tricia Meyer, Melissa Meyer, Stacey Meyer, Bradley Meyer, Brandon Blietz and Joshua Blietz.

The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Interment was in the Postville Cemetery.

Postville Herald - contributed by Mary Durr