Patricia M. Darveau

04/12/1934 –

11/18/2009

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.

Patricia Darveau, age 75, of Carroll, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Saturday, November 21, 2009, at Holy Spirit Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Father Timothy Johnson. Lectors will be granddaughters, Theresa Vogts and Sarah Wegmueller. Gift Bearers will be granddaughters, Nichole Johnson, Elisabeth Danner, Jill Blunk, Theresa Vogts, Yvette Darveau, Sarah Wegmueller, Christina Verhoef, Jessica Wegmueller, and Madeline Darveau. Eucharistic Ministers will be Norbert and Mary Kirsch. The St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary will form an honor guard at the church for the funeral mass. Honorary Pallbearers will be grandsons, Damian Darveau, Jacob Shields, Robert Wegmueller, Anthony Darveau, Justin Wegmueller, Charles Darveau, and Henry Darveau. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll. The family will meet with friends beginning at 9 A.M. Saturday at Holy Spirit Church. The Sharp Funeral Home of Carroll is in charge of funeral arrangements. Mrs. Darveau was born on April 12, 1934, at Zurich, Kansas, the daughter of Edwin and Irene (Senecal) Dramann. She spent her younger years in Kansas City, Kansas, and attended Christ the King Grade School and graduated from Bishop Ward Catholic High School in 1951. On November 8, 1952, she was married to Bernard E. Darveau at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Kansas City, Kansas. The couple lived in Kansas City, Fremont, Nebraska, and Marne, Iowa, before moving to Carroll in 1969. In 1974 they moved to Ames and then Omaha, Nebraska, and returned to Carroll in 1980. From 1981 until her retirement in 1999 Pat was employed by the City of Carroll as the Administrative Assistant for the Carroll Police Department. She was a member of Holy Spirit Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary, and Sisters of the Cloth Quilting Club. Pat enjoyed her family, painting, quilting, cooking, gardening, praying at the Adoration Chapel, and going to the Recreation Center. Survivors include her husband, Gene Darveau of Carroll; her children, Deborah Johnson and her husband Ken of Carroll, Patricia Cathleen Simpson of Seattle, Wash., Dennis Darveau and his wife Jean of Dayton, Minn., Michele Shields and her husband Terry of Spencer, Beatrice Wegmueller and her husband John of Athens, Wisc., Thomas Darveau and his wife Holly of Manning, and John Darveau and his wife Sandy of West Des Moines; sixteen grandchildren; ten great grandchildren; her sisters, Agnes Kissinger of Oskaloosa, Kansas, Marie Blocker and her husband Jerry of Hutchinson, Kansas, Evelyn Fagen of Wichita, Kansas, Anita Suptic of Kansas City, Kansas, Doris Aller of Plattsburg, Missouri, JoAnne Hicks and her husband Roy of Overland Park, Kansas, and Jane Woehrman and her husband Jim of Kansas City, Missouri; and brothers, Lionel Dramann of Gladstone, Missouri, and Raymond Dramann and his wife Mary Ann of Basehor, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Loretta Wager; son-in-law, Bill Simpson; and granddaughters, Rachel Ann Darveau and Stephanie Marie Darveau.

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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