Obituaries : Florence Lisette Meyer

BLAIRSTOWN: Florence Lisette Meyer, 101, died January 28, 2019 at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown with Rev. Jeff Schanbacher officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Blairstown. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 PM, Friday, February 1, 2019 also at the church. Memorials may be directed to: The Lutheran Hour, Lutheran World Relief, The Vinton Lutheran Home, LWML, Lutheran Bible Translators (Webers) or a charity of the donors choosing. Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com. Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown is in charge of arrangements. Florence was born October 3, 1917 in rural Watkins to Adolph and Caroline (Bortz) Miller. She was baptized at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church in rural Marengo on June 20, 1918. She was confirmed also at St. Martin’s on March 20, 1932. On February 4, 1940, Florence was united in marriage to Theophil Meyer Jr. also at St. Martin’s, he preceded her in death in 1997. She and her husband farmed southeast of Blairstown side-by-side for many years. Florence was a faithful and longtime member of Grace Lutheran Church in Blairstown. She is survived by her children: Carl (Betty) Meyer of Marengo, Loretta Vogt of Blairstown, Walter (Bonnie) Meyer of Cedar Rapids, Eileen (Gerald) Kreutner of Vinton and Alfred (Elaine) Meyer of Hoyleton, Illinois; 18 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. Florence was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son-in-law, Duane Vogt and Grandson-in-law, George Surface.