Ernest Duane 'Ernie' Meyer, 13 Jan 1943 - 05 May 2021

MEYER, CEYNAR, DEDECKER, LEONARD, KRIEGEL, FOELS, PURVIS, RHINEHART

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 5/12/2021 at 16:14:22

Ernest Meyer, 78, of Victor, died on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Compass Memorial Healthcare in Marengo. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 10, 2021, at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor with Pastor Doug Dauenbaugh officiating. The family requests for those attending the service to wear a face mask. Interment will be held at Victor Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 9, at the Smith Funeral Home in Victor and his family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. The family requests for those attending the visitation to wear a face mask.

Memorial contributions may be designated to the American Heart Association and mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 485, Victor, IA 52347. Memories and condolences may be shared with Ernest's family online at www.smithfh.com.

Ernest Duane Meyer was born on Jan. 13, 1943, in Marengo, Iowa, to Walter Ernest Meyer and Evelyn Marie (Ceynar) Meyer. He was raised near Guernsey, Iowa, and graduated from Guernsey High School with the Class of 1960. He attended the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Ernie was united in marriage to Linda Marie DeDecker on Jan. 17, 1970, at the Ladora United Methodist Church. They were blessed with three children, Kristine, Eric, and Jennifer. They resided in Victor all of their lives and Ernie was a longtime employee of more than 42 years at Amana Refrigeration.

Ernie was a man of faith and held a strong, unconditional love for his family. He was a sports buff who loved keeping score at local sporting events and was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs fan. He also was an outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, gardening, picking up pop cans, and keeping an eye on the weather. He will be remembered for being a hard worker, for his orneriness, for his love of sports, and for his strong faith.

Ernie is survived by his wife of 51 years, Linda Meyer of Victor; two daughters, Kristine (Shane) Leonard of Marengo, Iowa, and Jennifer Meyer of Victor; son, Eric Meyer of Williamsburg, Iowa; two grandchildren, Derek and Hannah Leonard; sister, Marilyn (Francis) Kriegel of Victor; brother, Larry (Terri) Meyer of Eagle Grove, Iowa; his stepsiblings, Jim (Elsie) Foels of Brooklyn, Iowa, Richard (Bev) Foels of Oskaloosa, Iowa, and Millie (Carl) Purvis of Guernsey, Iowa; sister-in-law, Penne (Duane) Rhinehart of Victor; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Walter Foels; stepbrother, Stanley Foels; and brother-in-law, Rick DeDecker.

Published in The Gazette on May 8, 2021 & in The Hometown Current on May 12, 2021.