John A.”Bud” Schroeder,

12/14/1926 –

09/07/2012

Bernard T. Meiners, 95 of Coon Rapids, died Monday, September 1, 2025 at Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids surrounded by his family.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 5, 2025 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dedham. The Celebrant will be Fr. Patrick Behm, assisted by Deacon Louis Meiners. Music will be by Jane Heithoff and the St. Joseph’s Choir. Lector for the Funeral Mass will be Jill Klein. Gift Bearers will be Talina Haskins, Caitlin ThongVahn, and Amanda Meiners. Casket Bearers will be Brian Meiners, Ben Meiners, Aaron Meiners, Lucas Meiners, Jason Nees, Mike Nees, Ryan Schultes, Tyler Schultes, Jordan Schultes, Justin Meiners, and Trenton Meiners. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Dedham with military honors conducted by the Dedham American Legion.

A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll with a rosary at 7 p.m. The casket will be moved to St. Joseph’s Church on Friday morning where additional visitation will be from 9:30-10:15 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church for a later designation.

Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Bernard’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.

John A. “Bud” Schroeder Jr., 85 of Arcadia died, Friday, September 7, 2012 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia. The Celebrant will be Fr. Gary Snyder. Music will be by Darlene Leiting and the St. John’s Choir. Lector and Eucharistic Minister will be Rita Bruch. Gift Bearers will be Kristen Ernsperger and Angie Berns. Casket Bearer will be: Kevin Berg, Dennis Ernsperger, Bo Berns, David Schroeder, Art Bruch Jr., and Michael Schroeder. Burial will be at St. John’s Cemetery in Arcadia with military honors conducted by the Arcadia American Legion.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 4:30 p.m. on Monday where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. by the Carroll Knights of Columbus and a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. by St. John’s Parish.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for John’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on December 14, 1926 at Arcadia, Iowa, John A. Schroeder Jr. was the son of John A. and Stella (Muenchow) Schroeder. He spent most of his lifetime in the Arcadia community and attended St. John School, graduating with the class of 1945 from Arcadia High School. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II and was stationed with the 8th Air Force Division in Okinawa as a Cryptographer. On January 21, 1956 John was married to Alice Bayer at St. Mary’s Church in Willey, Iowa by Fr. H.J. Dries. John and Alice made their home in the Arcadia area where he was employed by the United States Postal Service as a rural mail carrier until his retirement in 1982. Bud enjoyed having coffee with his friends, playing cards, word puzzles, and was a fan of Chicago Cub’s baseball and the Iowa Hawkeyes. In August of 2010 Bud traveled with the honor flight to the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC. He was an honorary life member of the Carroll Knights of Columbus, Rural Mail Carrier Association, Arcadia Fire Department for 30 years where he served as secretary/treasurer, 60 year member of the Arcadia American Legion where he was past commander adjutant and served on the honor guard, and was a member of St. John’s Parish in Arcadia.
Survivors include his wife Alice Schroeder of Arcadia; his sister, Barbara Wiegand of Austin, TX; two brothers, Laurence Schroeder of Carroll, and Bruce “Tom” Schroeder of Carroll; his sisters-in-law: Doreen Schroeder of Coon Rapids, and Margaret Bayer of Carroll; as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law, George and Catherine Bayer; one sister, Patricia Chormicle; two brothers: Paul Schroeder and James Schroeder; his sister-in-law, Roberta Schroeder; and his brothers-in-law: Stanley Chormicle, and Lee Wiegand.

Church Service

Friday, September 5, 2025 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
420 3rd Ave, Dedham, IA 51440

Burial

Sharp Funeral Home ~ Carroll, Iowa

226 W. 8th St., Carroll, IA, 51401

712-792-4301

[email protected]

https://www.sharpfuneral.com

Church Service

Thursday, September 4, 2025
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. – Rosary at 7:00 p.m.
Sharp Funeral Home – Carroll
226 W. 8th St, Carroll, IA 50401

Friday, September 5, 2025
9:30 – 10:15 a.m.
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
420 3rd Ave, Dedham, IA 51440

Obituary

Born March 31, 1930, he was the son of Bernard and Catherine (Rotert) Meiners. He grew up in the Dedham-Willey area and graduated from St. Mary’s School in Willey in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army July 8, 1953 and was stationed at Wurzburg, Germany. He was discharged on May 20, 1955.

Bernard married Dolores S. Halbur on January 24, 1956 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Halbur. After being married Bernard and Dolores lived 3 miles north of Dedham for two years. In 1958, they moved to the farm they purchased four miles east of Dedham. They were the parents of six children: Daniel, Dale, David, Cathleen, Christine, and Gary. Dolores passed away January 21, 1978.

On August 9, 1980, Bernard married Marita Eickman at Annunciation Catholic Church in Coon Rapids. In May 2011, Bernard and Marita moved off the farm into the town of Coon Rapids, Iowa. They made their home there for 14 years. In April 2025, they moved to Parkview Assisted Living in Coon Rapids, Iowa.

During Bernard’s lifetime, he farmed, had a dairy operation, had a cow/calf operation, and raised hogs. He retired in 1992. He is a current member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church of Dedham, a member of the Dedham American Legion Post #20, and a member of the Manning VFW. In July 2001 Bernard, being a Korean Veteran, had the privilege to go on the Military Honor Flight to Washington DC. Just recently he was presented with a Quilt of Valor at Thomas Rest Haven, and at the age of 95 he still enjoyed attending the Legion meetings.

Bernard loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Holiday gatherings were a treat for him to get to see most of them at one time. In his spare time Bernard enjoyed gathering black walnuts in the fall and kept busy shelling the walnuts during the winter. Family and friends benefited from the fruits of his labor.

Bernard is survived by his wife of 45 years, Marita Meiners; his children, Dale (Mary) Meiners of Carroll, David (Jane) Meiners of Varna, IL, Cathleen (Larry) Nees of Coon Rapids, Christine (Mark) Schultes of Dedham, and Gary (Barb) Meiners of Manson; 19 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren with 2 more coming in October; a brother Anthony (Colleen) Meiners of Carroll; 2 sisters, Catherine Wittrock of Carroll and Marcella Naberhaus of Carroll; his sisters-in-laws, Margaret (Tom) Denker of Manning, and Pat (Joe) Goblirsch of Jesup. He is also survived by Marita’s children, Richard (Sandy) Eickman of Omaha, NE, James (Joni) Eickman of Dyer, TN, Dave (Joan) Eickman of Macungie, PA, Randy (Rose) Eickman of Coon Rapids, Nancy Eickman and Jim Springer of Warren, NJ, and Karen Heck of Delano, MN, and many nieces and nephews.

Bernard was preceded in death by his first wife Dolores S. Meiners; a son Daniel J. Meiners; Marita’s son Bill Eickman; his parents Bernard and Catherine Meiners; his brothers John (Margaret) Meiners, Albert (Frances) Meiners; his brothers-in-law Clarence Wittrock, Norbert Naberhaus, Cletus (Emaline) Halbur, Norman (Inez) Halbur, Larry (JoAnn) Halbur; his brother-in-law, William (Marie) Halbur; Dolores’ parents, William and Frances Halbur, and stepmother-in-law, Josephine Halbur.

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