Meyer, Wilfred J. 1934-2010

MEYER, REYELTS, DEWILD

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - Volunteer (email)
Date: 3/7/2010 at 16:36:32

WILFRED J. MEYER
Mr. Wilfred Meyer, age 75, of Hull, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2010, at the Sioux Center Community Hospital.
There will be a funeral service on Monday, March 8, at 10:30am, at the First Reformed Church in Hull. The Rev. Verlyn Boone will officiate. Interment will follow at the Hope Cemetery in Hull. Visitation will be after 3:00pm on Sunday, with the family present from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Hull.
Wilfred John was born on June 22, 1934, at Boyden, the son of John E. and Emma (Reyelts) Meyer. He was raised on a farm north of Boyden, where he attended St. John's Lutheran Elementary School. He was baptized and later confirmed on March 21, 1948, both at St. John's Lutheran Church.
On March 14, 1956, he married Carol Joan De Wild in Hull. He then served in the United States Army. In 1958, they began farming south of Hull, which he thoroughly enjoyed. They moved into Hull in 1989, but he continued being on the farm every day.
Mr. Meyer was a member of the First Reformed Church, where he served on the consistory. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Cooperative Gas and Oil in Hull.
He enjoyed spending time with his family, especially watching his grandchildren's sports and fair activities. He also liked woodworking and fishing, and Carol and Willie enjoyed traveling together.
Survivors include his wife of almost 54 years; a daughter and her husband, LaDonna and Mark Rodvold, of Watertown, South Dakota; a son and his wife, Loren and Starla Meyer, of Hull; two grandsons, Joey and Paul Meyer; three sisters and their husbands, Laura and Clarence Postma, of Orange City; Carolyn and Roger Drenth, of Sheldon; and Lois and James Lokhorst, of Sioux City.; two sisters-in-law, Maggie Meyer Doorenbos and Ileen Meyer; and a brother-in-law, Harvey Klein.
In addition to his parents and his wife's parents, John and Jeanette De Wild, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Rudolph and Marvin Meyer; four sisters, Elva Mooney, Marion Meyer, Pauline Klein, and Augusta Meyer, in infancy; and three brothers-in-law, Al Mooney, Ed Meyer, and Gene Van Wyk.
Source: Oolman Funeral Home obit