Meether, Marvin 1928-2013

MEETHER, TIEDEN

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 7/23/2013 at 08:30:09

HAWARDEN, Iowa | Marvin Meether, 85, of Hawarden died suddenly on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, with the Rev. Todd Bunge officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be in Le Mars Memorial Cemetery at Le Mars, Iowa. The Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden is handling the services.

Marvin Meether was born May 21, 1928, near Hawarden, Iowa, the son of Edwin and Elizabeth (Tieden) Meether. He graduated from the Hawarden High School in 1945. Marvin farmed the Meether Family Farm south of Hawarden, where he also raised cattle. He moved in the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden in the fall of 2008.

Marvin was a lifetime member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, where he was baptized and confirmed. He loved his family and enjoyed gardening on the farm and even at the care center.

Survivors include two brothers, Arthur of Fergus Falls, Minn., and Duane and his wife, Lois of Hawarden; many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Marvin was preceded in death by his parents; brother, John in 1989; and three sisters-in-law, Marion Meether, Ada (Rozell) Meether and Ruth Meether.