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Dale E. Reiff

06/21/1941 –
01/04/2021

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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.

A recording of Fr. Dale’s Funeral Mass can be found at this link: https://youtu.be/-l36wkWoVZc

Rev. Dale Reiff, age 79, of Carroll, died Monday, January 4, 2021 at his home in Carroll.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at St. John Paul II Parish, Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be the Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City. Homilist will be Fr. Timothy Schott. Con-Celebrants will be the Priests of the Diocese of Sioux City. Instrumental Music will be by Jane Heithoff. Lector will be Kirk Yung. Casket Bearers will be Kirk Yung, Brian Yung, David Yung, Christopher Reiff, Corey Reiff, Shaun Reiff, Jon Reiff, Kevin Hyland, Michael Hyland, Matthew Nelson, and Stephen Nelson. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda.

Visitation without the family present will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. Wednesday morning at Holy Spirit Church.

Those in attendance are required to wear face coverings and abide by all Covid-19 restrictions.

A recording of Fr. Reiffs funeral will be available after the service on the Sharp Funeral Home YouTube page at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqd2eeRJk5RTdEJoEooUoAQ.

In Lieu of Flowers memorials may be directed to the Kuemper Catholic Schools Foundation. Those wishing to mail a memorial may direct it to the Rev. Dale Reiff Family, C/O Sharp Funeral Home, 226 W. 8th Street, Carroll, IA 51401.

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

Reverend Dale Reiff, the son of Lawrence and Laverna (Sanders) Reiff was born on June 21, 1941 in Carroll, Iowa. He attended SS. Peter and Paul School and Kuemper Catholic High School. Fr. Dale received his Seminary education at Pontificial College Josephinum, Columbus, Ohio, Immaculate Conception Seminary, Conception, Missouri, and Mount St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque. Fr. Dale Reiff was ordained on September 23, 1967 at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Carroll.

Fr. Dale’s Assignments included: Assistant Pastor- St. Rose of Lima Parish, Denison, 1967-1968; Assistant Pastor- St. Cecelia Parish, Algona, 1968-1971; Assistant Pastor- St. Joseph Parish, Le Mars, 1971-1974; Assistant Pastor- St. Lawrence Parish, Carroll, 1974-1978; Pastor – St. Benedict Parish, Kossuth County, 1978-1979; Pastor- St. Catherine Parish, Oyens, 1979-1982; Pastor- St. John Parish, Gilmore City (attending St. Patrick’s on the Lizard 1982-1984 and Rolfe 1984-1986), 1982-1986; Pastor – St. Joseph Parish, Duncombe (Attending Vincent) 1986-1988, 1989-1994; Pastor – St. Joseph Parish- Dedham, 1988-1989; Pastor- St. Matthew Parish, Clare (Attending Barnum), 1994-2000; Pastor – St. Augustine Parish- Halbur, (Attending Roselle and Templeton) 2000-2012.

Fr. Dale is survived by his siblings: Eileen Yung of Ft. Dodge, Jean (George) Conley of Waukee, Larry (Mary) Reiff of Omaha, David (Lynn) Reiff of Jefferson, SD, and Marilyn (Randy) Nelson of Littleton, CO; as well as nieces, nephews, and extended relatives.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Laverna Reiff; his brother Donald Reiff; brothers-in-law: Al Yung, and Terry Hyland; and a niece Cari Reiff.

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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Lit a candle in memory of Dale E. Reiff

Mary Anne Lahr – January 05 2021 at 5:51 PM

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I meant father Dale during his. As pastor of Saint Augustine‘s in Halbur, he had a wonderfully upbeat attitude and was always open to discussion of today’s topic. He had a profound effect on me and I’m sure many many others. Best regards Jim White

jim white – January 13 2021 at 10:04 AM

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Father Reiff was my greatest mentor! If I make it to heaven it will be because of Father Reiff! I was blessed to have him as my pastor for 12 years! He taught me to live my neighbor! I could always count on him to set me straight with any issue! He was never afraid to be honest with me and he was alway right!!! He once told me his mother paved the way for him to heaven. He now paved the way for all of us!!! Thank you Father Reiff! I love you!!! Please continue to pray for us!!! I’m so so grateful for your life and your love!!!

Amy Dea – January 12 2021 at 9:52 AM

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Our deepest sympathy to the family. Love his dry sense of humor. Will never forget the conversion we had at his mothers wake. Rest in peace.

Eugene Meiners – January 10 2021 at 3:48 PM

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Deepest sympathy, Rachel, Matt, Robyne and Scott purchased the Arrive in Style for the family of Rev. Dale E. Reiff.

Deepest sympathy, Rachel, Matt, Robyne and Scott – January 08 2021 at 3:18 PM

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