Meiners, Elaine Mildred (1930 – 2011)

MEINERS, FOXHOVEN, KUHL, OLSON, LINN, PUEV, SOVEREIGN, KNOTT, LESLIE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/27/2013 at 17:23:24

Elaine Meiners
May 24, 1930 - August 18, 2011

Elaine Mildred, daughter of John and Anna (Kuhl) Foxhoven, was born May 24, 1930 in Defiance, Iowa. She attended school there until 1942 when she moved with her parents to Manilla. She graduated from Manilla High School in 1948.

Elaine was united in marriage with Eddie Meiners on December 28, 1948 at the Sacred Heart Church in Manilla. Four sons were born to this union. Eddie and Elaine farmed in the Manilla and Manning areas for most of their lives and for a short time in Ricketts. They retired and moved into Manilla in 1987.

Elaine was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Manilla. In earlier years, Elaine and Eddie enjoyed going to dances in the area. Later on they enjoyed playing cards and took many pleasant trips to the casinos in the area. Elaine especially enjoyed making quilts for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also embroidered baptismal gowns for the newborns of Sacred heart Parish. Above all, Elaine took pleasure in spending time with her family and special niece Norma Jean Kloewer of Stuart.

After the death of her husband in 2003, Elaine was able to remain in their home until May of 2011 when she became a resident of the Manilla Manor Nursing Home. She died there on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at the age of 81 years, 2 months and 25 days.

Preceeding Elaine in death are her parents; husband Eddie Meiners; three sons Bobby Meiners, Keith Meiners and Mark Meiners; brothers Clarence Foxhoven and LaVerne Foxhoven and sisters Elvera Foxhoven and LuRene Olson.

She is survived by her son Randy Meiners and wife Carla of Pleasant Hill; daughter in law Diane Meiners of Lincoln, NE and daughter in law Pat and husband Michael Linn of San Antonio, TX; four grandchildren: Christy and husband Mark Puev; Julie and husband Josh Sovereign; Ben Meiners and Kelsey Meiners; six great-grandchildren: Olivia, Owen, Jillian and Genevieve Sovereign and Alexis and Andrew Puev; one brother Howard Foxhoven and wife Dorothy of Sioux City; two sisters Helen Knott of Omaha, NE and Leona Leslie of Council Bluffs; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Celebrant
REV. ROBERT GRALAPP
ASSISTED BY DEACON LOUIE MEINERS

Lectors
MARK PUEV
BEN MEINERS

Mass Servers
JARED VOLLSTEDT
RIDGE MUHLBAUER

Gift Bearers
GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN

Eucharistic Ministers
DEACON LOUIE MEINERS
JIM KLOEWER

Music
“HOW GREAT THOU ART”
“ON EAGLE’S WINGS”
“AMAZING GRACE”
“AVE MARIA” -- STEVE RIESSELMAN, SOLOIST
SACRED HEART CHOIR
IRENE FEILMEIER, ORGANIST

Casketbearers
MARK PUEV
JOSH SOVEREIGN
BEN MEINERS
JON MEINERS
ZACH MEINERS
GREG GASKILL

Honorary Casketbearers
CHRISTY PUEV
JULIE SOVEREIGN
KELSEY MEINERS
NORMA JEAN KLOEWER

Interment
MT. OLIVET CEMETERY
MANILLA, IOWA

Visitation and Prayers
Sunday August 21, 2011, after 4:00 PM at Ohde Funeral Home, Manilla
6:00 PM -- Prayer Service followed by a Rosary

Mass of Christian Burial
Monday August 22, 2011, 10:30 AM at Sacred Heart Church - Manilla

Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Manilla

Source: Ohde Funeral Home
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