----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner (Loyal, Wis.) 05/14/2003

Meyers, Herbert A. (5 Mar 1921 - 10 May 2003)

Herbert A. Meyers Jr., 82, town of Green Grove, died on Saturday, May 10, 2003, at Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, May 13, at the First United Church of Christ, Colby. The Rev. Kenneth A. Dix officiated. Burial was in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, town of Colby. Grandsons served as pallbearers.

Herbert A. Meyers was born on March 5, 1921, in the town of Green Grove, to Herbert A. and Helen (nee Schoelzel) Meyers. He graduated from Colby High School in 1939 and attended the Madison short course on agriculture. He married Lenore Boss on April 25, 1942. They farmed in the town of Green Grove. He worked at Land O’Lakes, Spencer, from 1970-83. He served on the First United Church of Christ Council for many years and was the treasurer for the town of Green Grove for 25 years. His interests included traveling, fishing, bowling, playing cards and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Survivors include one daughter, Jeanne (Dennis) Winkler, Green Bay; four sons, Duane (Marilyn) Meyers, Colby, Willard (Patricia) Meyers, Curtiss, Robert Meyers, Colby, and Kenneth (Kathy) Meyers, LaVergne, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren, Katherine Meyers, Sara (Scott) Geiger, Darin (Dawn) Meyers, Brittany Meyers, Ciara Meyers, K.C. Meyers, Kristina (Ronald) Lekie, Ronald (Heather) Meyers, Troy (Jaimie) Meyers, Jeff Winkler, Dustin Meyers, Ashley Meyers, Aaron (Sara) Meyers, Michelle (Ryan) Boller, Jedd Winkler and El. Meyers; and eight great-grandchildren, Bryana, Jacob, Stefanie, Susan, Rebecca, Annika, Trenton and Kaylee.

Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Lenore Meyers, on Oct. 13, 1986; one son, Keith Meyers, in 1988; and one granddaughter, Andrea Winkler.

Maurina Funeral Home, Abbotsford, assisted the family with arrangements.