Elsie M. Meyer

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELSIE M. MEYER

BORN
March 24, 1911
Rock Rapids, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
February 13, 2011
George, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 16, 2011
St. John Lutheran Church, Boyden, Iowa
CLERGY
Rev. S. Kim and Rev. Trudy A. Peterson

Visitation will be Tuesday, February 15th after 4:00pm at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Boyden with the family present from 5:00 – 7:00pm.

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
No. 448 “Amazing Grace”
No. 272 “Abide With Me”
No. 439 “What A Friend We Have in Jesus”
Organist: Anita Kray

CASKET BEARERS
Darrell Loges Duane Loges
Dennis Loges Steve Meyer
Gene DeVos Jerry Swanson

FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. John Lutheran Cemetery
Boyden, Iowa

Arrangements under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home of Boyden, Iowa

After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited to join
the family in the fellowship hall of the church.
ELSIE M. MEYER
Elsie Marie Meyer, the daughter of Henry and Augusta (Wagner) Johnson, was born March 24, 1911 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She received her education in Lyon County country school. Elsie was united in marriage to Herman H. Loges on January 2, 1930 in Rock Rapids, the couple made their home near Doon, Iowa. Elsie was a mother and a homemaker. Herman preceded her in death in 1960. On March 20, 1962, she then married John E. Meyer in Sheldon and they lived near Boyden, Iowa. John preceded her in death in 1985. Elsie passed away at George Community Good Samaritan Center in George, Iowa on Sunday, February 13, 2011, reaching the age of 99 years, 10 months and 20 days.
She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Boyden. She enjoyed gardening, dancing (polkas and waltzes particularly), baking, crocheting, tatting and playing the harmonica and keyboard.
Elsie is survived by her 2 daughters, Ileen H. Meyer of Boyden, Iowa and Leona M. Marco and her husband, Paul Marco of Bigelow, Minnesota; a daughter-in-law, Luella Loges of Boyden, Iowa; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, a son, Elmer H. Loges; a son-in-law, Marvin H. Meyer; her parents, a brother, Louie Johnson; a sister, Luella Johnson and a sister in infancy.