Phyllis Determan

08/15/1917 –

05/11/2009

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.

Phyllis Determan, age 91, of Breda, Iowa, died early Monday, May 11, 2009, at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Friday, May 15, 2009, at St. Bernard Church in Breda. The Celebrant will be Father Joe Dillinger. Lectors will be Patrick O’Keeffe, Michael O’Keeffe, and David Boeckman. Gift Bearers will be granddaughters, Jill McCaulley, Sarah Kahm, Amy Branon, and Christin Boeckman. Mass Servers will be Brandon and Tucker Boeckman. Eucharistic Minister will be Madonna Boeckman. The Breda American Legion Auxiliary will form an honor guard at the church for the funeral mass. Casket Bearers will be grandsons, Jon Determan, Nick Determan, Dr. Samuel Determan, Patrick O’Keeffe, Michael O’Keeffe, James O’Keeffe, Jeff Boeckman, and David Boeckman. Burial will be at St. Bernard Cemetery in Breda. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda after 3:30 P.M. Thursday. A rosary will be prayed at 4 P.M. Thursday by St. Bernard Ladies Guild. There will be a Christian wake service at 7 P.M. Thursday by St. Bernard Parish. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or church for the St. Anthony Regional Hospital Foundation. Mrs. Determan was born on August 15, 1917, at Lake City, Iowa, the daughter of Jay B. and Emma (Kelly) Copper. She grew up in the Lake City community and graduated from Lake City High School in 1936. On December 1, 1939, she was married to Melvin Determan at St. Mary Church in Lake City. The couple made their home in Breda where Mrs. Determan was a homemaker and worked at Determan Store. She was a member of St. Bernard Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, and Breda American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs. Determan enjoyed cooking, baking, baseball, and basketball. Survivors include her children, Gary Determan and his wife Janice of Sioux City, Jim Determan and his wife Jean of Omaha, Nebr., Mary O’Keeffe and her husband Dr. James of Queensbury, NY, and Jeanne Boeckman and her husband Larry “Fred” of Breda; her grandchildren, Jon Determan and his wife Liz, Jill McCaulley and her husband Phil, Nick Determan and his wife Tracy, Dr. Samuel Determan, Sarah Kahm and her husband James, Patrick O’Keeffe and his wife Maiken, Michael O’Keeffe, James O’Keeffe, Amy Branon and her husband Jay, Christin Boeckman, Jeff Boeckman, and David Boeckman; eight great grandchildren; and brothers-in-law, Glen “Stoney” Neumayer of Carroll, and Jerry Simonds of Byron, Illinois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Determan, in September 1972; a daughter, Mary Jo Determan, in infancy; her parents; sisters, Wanda Simonds and Beverly Hovey; and a sister-in-law, Ila Mae Neumayer.

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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I would like to pass on my sympathy to your family. I have fond memories of staying overnight at Phyllis's house with Amy and just stopping by to visit with her. She was a great and caring lady.

Shannon Reising – May 11 2009 at 3:28 PM

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