Myers, Lewis J. 1918-1993

MYERS, SCHNEIDER, HOLMES, SEIBERT, CORY

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Date: 6/10/2007 at 18:14:48

Lewis Myers

COLFAX - Lewis Myers, 70, a longtime resident of Colfax, died this morning, Nov. 16, at the Mercy Hospital Medical Center in Des Moines.

Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax is handling arrangemetns which have not been completed.
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Lewis J. Myers

COLFAX - Funeral services for Louis J. Myers, 75, a longtime resident of the Colfax community, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic church in Colfax.

The Reverend Edward Susic, pastor of the church, will conduct services. Burial will be in Mc Keever Cemetery, north of Colfax.

Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday at Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax.

Friends may call after noon Thursday at the funeral home and visitation with the family will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Survivors are his wife, Blanche; two sons and daughters-in-law, Charlie and Carol and John and Pat, all of Mingo; two daughters in sons-in-law, Patricia and Ronald Schneider of Lacona and Mary Ann Mike Holmes at Prairie City; and 11 grandchildren.

Also surviving are three sisters, Mary Myers and Catherine Myers, both of Des Moines, and Dorothy (Mrs. La Vere) Seibert of Dallas Center.

He was preceded in death by her (typed as written, but probably should be his since they are not listed as survivors) parents and a sister, Josephine.

Mr. Myers was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

Mr. Myers farmed for many years to the Colfax area. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, November 1993
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Services Held Nov. 19, For Lewis J. Myers

Funeral services for Lewis J. Myers, 76 (typed as written in obit, age differs between obits), a longtime resident of the Colfax community, were held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Colfax.

The Rev. Edward Susic, pastor of the church, conducted services. Burial was in McKeever Cemetery, north of Colfax.

The organist was Eleanor Howell, and the soloist was JoAnn Orthel.

Casket bearers were Steve Myers, Michael Holmes, Richard Schneider, Charlie Seibert, Robert Cory and Mike Cory.

In charge of flowers were Dorothy Riley and Virginia Hill.

Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, at Walters-Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax.

Survivors are his wife, Blanche; two sons and daughters-in-law, Charlie and Carol and John and Pat, all of Mingo; two daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia and Ronald Schneider of Lacona and Mary and Mike Holmes of Prairie City; and 11 grandchildren.

Also surviving are three sisters, Mary Myers and Kathryn Myers, both of Des Moines, and Dorothy (Mrs. LaVere) Seibert of Dallas Center.

He was preceded in death by her (typed as written, but probably should be his since they are not listed as survivors) parents and a sister, Josephine.

Mr. Myers was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.

He was married to Blanche Cory January 23, 1943 in Elkhart.

Mr. Myers farmed for many years in the Colfax area. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, November 1993