Sears, Mervin Edward 1941 - 2024
SEARS, KNOLL, SEEGMILLER, HOLT, HOFF, SIMES
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/29/2024 at 10:56:58
Mervin Sears, 83, of Harmony, MN, died on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at Gundersen Tweeten Care Center in Spring Grove, MN.
Mervin Edward Sears was born June 9, 1941 in Grinnell, IA to George Sears and Ardith Knoll. Through his school years, he was big into 4-H and involved in FFA. He grew up on an Ayrshire dairy farm and showed Ayrshires for many years at State Fairs in Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota. On September 7, 1968 he was united in marriage to Mary Seegmiller at St. Johns Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, IA. They moved to Greely, CO where Mervin was able to find a job and apartment right away. They lived there for 11 years and moved back to the Midwest where they lived around the Greenleafton, MN area. Mervin and Mary most recently resided in Harmony for the last 17 years.
After moving back from Colorado, Mervin got back into farming and started milking Holsteins. Over the years Mervin also drove truck, hauling gravel and a lot of snow, but farming was always his true passion. He would occasionally ride horses, but he wasn’t very fond of it. Mary, however, adored horses and riding horseback. Mervin loved traveling and camping in the little camper he and Mary hauled around. They would often camp in the Rocky Mountains where they enjoyed beautiful, scenic views.
Mervin is survived by his loving wife Mary Sears, sons Todd (Bobbi) of Rochester, MN and Terry (Nita) of Kasson, MN, 4 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, step-father Abner Holt and siblings Joyce (Dick) Hoff, Mildred (Jerry) Simes and Jack Sears.
A memorial service for Mervin will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2024 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, IA with Pastor Jeff Jacobs officiating. He will be laid to rest at the Locust Cemetery. The visitation will be held at the church from 11:30 a.m. until the time of the service.
Source: Hindt Funeral Home database
Locust Cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Jeff Getchell.
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