Obituary

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.

Dustin Hoffman, 33 of Breda, died Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be held at 1 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2019 at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll with Fr. Gary Snyder officiating. Casket Bearers will be: Russ Boes, Matt Koster, Brian Koster, Ricky Bruning, Rick Bruning, Stacy Bellcock, Jim Wittmaack, and Tracy Buck. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda.
Visitation will be held from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll. Additional visitation will be held one hour prior to services on Monday at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll.
Following the burial in Breda, Dustin’s family invites everyone to the Breda American Legion Hall for a luncheon.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Dustin’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Dustin “Heavy D” Hoffman, the son of Kevin and Lisa (Dorenkamp) Hoffman, was born on February 26, 1986 in Mason City, Iowa. He grew up in the Lidderdale and Breda area and graduated from Kuemper Catholic School in Carroll in 2004. He attended Kirkwood Community College for Culinary Arts before returning back to the Carroll area where he started his working career. He started work at the Breda Golf Course in 2006 as a cook, eventually adding co-manager to his title.
Wednesday nights you could find him swinging a golf club with his friends for men’s league. He enjoyed hunting pheasants and deer and never passed on an opportunity to go target shooting. When he was little, he liked to go fishing with his grandpa Hoffman and continued that love as an adult. Dustin was always up for a good time; a game of pinochle or euchre on the holidays or at Reds, a game of foosball with friends or watching his Iowa State Cyclones.
One of Dustin’s biggest passions was cooking. He loved to cook for anybody and everybody. In the summer you could find him grilling steaks or a burger to your liking, but he prided himself on his prime rib.
He is survived by his parents Kevin and Lisa Hoffman of Breda, his brother Travis (Nichole) Hoffman of Odebolt, his sisters Abby Hoffman and Ashley Hoffman of Minneapolis, MN; his maternal grandmother Janice Dorenkamp of Thornton and paternal grandparents Ed and Lorraine Hoffman of Glidden; his aunts and uncles Allyn and Linda Waddingham, Gary and Beth Dorenkamp, Alan and Julie Dorenkamp, Dave and Jan Dorenkamp, Randy and Terri Hoffman, Stan and Cate Hoffman, Connie and Jeff Larson, Rhonda and Rick Snyder, Brian Hoffman, Dean Hoffman, Jeff and Janet Hoffman, Craig Hoffman, Sheri and Brian Rodenkirk, Tami and Mike Halverson, and Carmen and Adam Pieper, along with many cousins and friends.
Dustin is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Richard Dorenkamp.

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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Comment #27793223 – April 05 2019 at 5:30 PM

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So sorry to hear about Dustin's death. He sounds like a man with a big heart, one who will be dearly missed. My condolences to you, his siblings, his parents, and his grandparents. Julie Hagemann Singh

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