Franzmeier, Myron L. (1935-2018)
FRANZMEIER, VOSS, GILMOUR, APGAR, JOHANNSEN, SUBRA, VANDERBROEK KOLB
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/19/2018 at 17:15:42
Myron Franzmeier
October 3, 1935 - February 8, 2018Myron Franzmeier, age 82, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on February 8, 2018, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City, Iowa, as a result of pulmonary fibrosis.
Myron Leslie Franzmeier was born on October 3, 1935, to Ewald and Anna (Voss) Franzmeier in Storm Lake. Baptized and later confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Storm Lake, he began his education in Truesdale, first attending Lincoln Lee and Zion country schools before graduating from Truesdale High School in 1953.
Next, he served in the Army National Guard. During the 1950s through 1960, he worked at Sioux Implement and Marathon Implement. On May 3, 1959, he married Dorothy Gilmour of Ida Grove. They lived in Marathon before moving back to the family farm where Myron had grown up. Beginning in 1961, he and Dorothy worked side-by-side to establish their farming operation. In addition, they were blessed with three children: Lori, Joni, and Michael.
A member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church, Myron attended services regularly. He enjoyed antique tractor pulling, playing 500 with the members of their card club of over fifty years, fishing, going out to eat, and visiting with friends and family. Moreover, he, frequently, attended sporting events where a child or grandchild was participating. In addition, he enjoyed pulling little pranks first on his children … and in later years, on his grandchildren. He took great pride in grandchildren, the twinkle in his eye.
A farmer through and through, Myron had soil running through his veins. Indeed, after retiring, he remained an active part of the daily farming operation, even combining in the fall of 2017 and making decisions about the 2018 crop-year from his hospital bed. An excellent mechanic, he could fix almost anything up until his health declined.
Myron will, always, be remembered as a loving and caring husband to his wife of fifty-eight years, Dorothy Franzmeier, of Storm Lake, Iowa; a father to Lori (Curt) Apgar, of Washington, Illinois, Joni Johannsen, of Storm Lake, Iowa, and Mike Franzmeier, of Rembrandt, Iowa; a beloved grandfather to: Chandler (Thad) Subra, of Portland, Oregon, Chance Johannsen, of Ames, Iowa, Berkley and Brogan Johannsen, of Storm Lake, Iowa, Jack and Steven Apgar, of Washington, Illinois, and Cole and Emersyn Franzmeier, of Rembrandt, Iowa.
In heaven, Myron has joined his parents, Ewald and Anna Franzmeier; his sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and Frank VanderBroek; his parents-in-law, Wilbur and Leona Gilmour; his sister-in-law, Carol Kolb; and his son-in-law, Tory Johannsen.
He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place Monday, February 12, 2018, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home of Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, 2018.
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