Netha M. Meyer

Netha M. Meyer
November 24, 1920 - February 13, 2009
Williamsburg, Iowa
Visitation: 2-7 p.m. February 15, 2009 at Uhlmann-Powell Funeral Home
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. February 16, 2009 at St. Paul Lutheran Church
Interment: February 16, 2009 at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Netha Marie Meyer passed away at the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, February 13, 2009 following a lengthy illness at the age of 88 years. She had been hospitalized since December 21st, 2008. Netha Marie Noyes was born at her grandmothers home in Honey Creek Township, Iowa County, Iowa on November 24, 1920 to Henry and Gladys (Croft) Noyes. She attended Honey Creek Township School #11 for eight years, Marengo High School for two years and graduated from Iowa City High in Iowa City in 1937. Netha married Harvey William Meyer on September 18, 1937 at Bertha, Minnesota at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. George Eschenbacher. They resided in Williamsburg for one year, then moved to their farm one mile west of town where Netha lived until being hospitalized. Netha was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Williamsburg on February 20, 1938. She served in St. Paul Lutheran Altruistic Society, Lutherans Women's Guild, and Nightlights. She served as the first woman treasurer of St. Paul, treasurer and corresponding secretary of the Eastern Iowa LWML. She was a member of the Iowa County Preservation Commission, Iowa County Sesquicentennial Committee and the Williamsburg Sesquicentennial Committee and had served as treasurer of the Iowa County Historical Society. Netha became interested in genealogy research in 1985 and was a charter member of the Iowa County Genealogy Society. Through the Iowa county Genweb she provided hundreds of people throughout the United States with genealogy research. Through this research Netha made countless friends. For decades Netha bowled with her friends of Gahring Dozers. She loved to watch her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren compete in sports and participate in other school events. She loved to hear her family sing. Netha is survived by children: Sandy (Ed) Ficken of Williamsburg, their children Chris (Richard) Cloeter , Michael (Margi) Ficken and Netha (Mike) Larsen-Schrimpf, Monte Meyer of Dateland, Arizona, Virginia (Gary) Rickard of Troy, Ohio, and Rita (William) McDonald of rural Parnell and their children Pat and Sam, six great grandchildren Netha and Rich Cloeter, Kelly, Michael and Megan Ficken, and Jordan Larsen, a brother Dale Noyes (Shirley) of Victor, sisters-in-law Ilene Meyer of Deep River and Helen (Barney) Fetzer of Williamsburg, and very special friends Karen Wichmann and Leona Wardenburg. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Harvey who passed away on September 18, 1969 on their 32nd wedding anniversary. Celebration of Life Service will be 10:30 am on Monday, February 16, 2009, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Williamsburg. The Rev. Carl Cloeter will officiate. She will be laid to rest at the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2-7 pm at the Uhlmann-Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Williamsburg.THE NETHA MEYER MEMORIAL FUND has been established and will be used for the preservation of Netha's extensive genealogy collection. Memorials made payable to this fund may be mailed to her daughter: Sandy Ficken, 1509 W Welsh ST., Williamsburg, Iowa 52361 her phone is 319-668-1211 and email is: Edsandy@mchsi.com