Louis Mueggenberg

09/16/1935 –

12/15/2018

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.

Louis Dean Mueggenberg, age 83, of Carroll, Iowa passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 21, 2018 at St. John Paul II Parish – Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Kevin Richter. Music will be by Dr. Franklyn Busby, Pastoral Musician, and the Holy Spirit Resurrection Choir. Lector will be Sandy Gallagher Williams. Gift Bearers will be Louis’ grandchildren. Casket Bearers will be Mark Leiker, Jim Craig, Chad Maulsby, Ron Maulsby and Louis’ grandsons. Burial will be at 1 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda.

Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 5 p.m. on Thursday, where there will be a Christian Wake Service, followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m.

The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church on Friday morning where visitation will continue from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.

Memorials may be left at the funeral home or at the church to be directed to the St. Anthony Foundation, or Holy Spirit Church.

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

Born September 16, 1935, in Carroll, Iowa. Louis was the son of Joseph and Margaret (Irlbeck) Mueggenberg. He grew up in Breda where he helped with the family farming and with the livestock trucking business. Louis moved to Omaha where he attended the Universal Trade School for HVAC. He was a member of the Steamfitters & Plumbers LU #464 and worked for various commercial businesses until his retirement in 1996. While working in Omaha, Louis remained active in acquiring and maintaining his farms in Crawford and Carroll Counties.

Louis was married to Ella (Leiker) on February 21, 1970; their marriage was blessed at Mary Our Queen Parish in Omaha, Nebraska where they raised their two children. In 2001, Louis and Ella retired to Carroll where Louis enjoyed working on his equipment, tractor rides, and coffee with his friends. Louis took special interest in conservation practices (waterways, terraces, no till farming) on his farms.

Louis is survived by his wife, Ella of Carroll; their two children, Dean (Pamela) of Omaha; Lynn (Jim) Craig of New Braunfels, TX.; and children from previous marriage: Carol, Diane, Jim, John, Kathleen and 15 grandchildren; his siblings Ione Hinners, Denison; Shirley Gallagher, Vail; Marge (Ray) Rosener, Rodney; John (Leona), Breda; brother-in-law, Lee Brincks, Carroll.

Louis was preceded in death by his parents; father and mother-in-law, Henry and Regina Leiker; brothers, Vernon and Joseph Jr. Mueggenberg; sister, Darlene Brincks; brothers-in-law, Bob Hinners and Gene Gallagher; daughter-in-law, Libby Mueggenberg; infant brother, Arthur, and two infant sisters, Margaret and Margie.

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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Tribute Wall

to Ella, Lynn, and Dean and families, Continue to lean on your faith and trust in God. In walking this path for six years now I've found that a generous and gracious God is your best ally in the most troubling of times. God bless you all. from your "littlest" of Kansas brothers, Alan H. Leiker

Alan Leiker – December 16 2018 at 5:24 PM

Sorry for Your lose. I worked with Louis at Greater Omaha Refrigeration when I was a Parts Person. Later we carpooled to Nebraska City Unit one for an Outage. He talked fondly of a large bulldozer he used to own perhaps a Allis Chamers. In Fellowship and Gratitude Nick Stolzer

Nickolas (Nick) K Stolzer – December 18 2018 at 10:02 PM

Ron and Jamie Maulsby, Chad and Heather Maulsby purchased the Divine Peace Bouquet for the family of Louis Mueggenberg.

Ron and Jamie Maulsby, Chad and Heather Maulsby – December 17 2018 at 7:30 PM

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