"So very sorry for your loss MaryJo and Bob and family. Prayers for all of the family. God bless all of you during this time of sorrow."
Myrtle Bell Meyer was born July 22, 1917, in Rodman, Iowa, the daughter of C.E. and Pearl (Lawman) Barber. She was baptized on March 31, 1929, in West Bend. Her family later moved to Whittemore where she attended school and graduated from the Whittemore High School in 1936. After her schooling she did house work in the area. Myrtle was confirmed on February 13, 1938, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Whittemore.
On March 31, 1939, Myrtle was united in marriage to William Meyer at St. Paul's in Whittemore. After their marriage they lived, farmed and raised their children in the Whittemore area.
Myrtle enjoyed playing cards, crocheting, doing fancy work and working word search puzzles. She was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir, led Bible class, taught Sunday School and was a member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League, serving as president for many years.
Myrtle died Monday, February 16, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society - Algona. She was 97.
She is survived by her children, William and Paula Meyer of Cedar Rapids; Robert and Mary Jo Meyer of Whittemore; Linda and George Bargman of Hoover, Alabama; Richard and Paulette Meyer of Boise, Idaho; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sister, Margaret Jahr of Mankato, Minnesota; Bob and Doris Barber of LuVerne; Richard and Ellen Barber of Columbus, Ohio; sisters-in-law, Selma Behnke of Marshfield, Wisconsin, and Eleanor Meyer of Algona.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William "Bill" Meyer on November 14, 1995, and a sister, Iola Cash.
"So very sorry for your loss MaryJo and Bob and family. Prayers for all of the family. God bless all of you during this time of sorrow."
"Our deepest sympathy to all of you. We were so happy that we got to see your Mom when we were back on Christmas Day. She acted like she knew us, but we thought she was faking it! She was asleep Christmas afternoon when we stopped, but the next morning when we went back again, she was awake and out in the lounge. She looked so pretty - like she always did."
"Myrtle is finally at peace. I got to know her best when she and Bill, along with my Mom and Dad, would travel to Mason City when Mom and Myrtle were taking cancer radiation treatments back in 1991 and 1992. They both struggled but persevered....they were strong women. We would always have a nice visit, too, when she'd come in the office to pay her utility bill. It was difficult when she moved to Algona. I know her reunion with Bill in Heaven was a joyous one! They are both now singing in God's Holy Choir. My sympathy to the Meyer family."