Phyllis F. Schroeder

06/15/1948 –

12/11/2009

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 Schroeder, age 61, of Breda, Iowa, died Friday evening, December 11, 2009, at her residence in Breda.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at St. Bernard Church in Breda. The Celebrant will be Father Joe Dillinger. Lectors will be Harold Danner and Chuck Thatcher. Gift Bearers will be grandchildren, Zach Eldridge, Hank Schroeder, Alex Stamback, and Abby Stamback. Mass Servers will be Stacy and Stephanie Venner. Eucharistic Ministers will be Ray Huegerich and Sister Ione Nieland, F.S.P.A. The Breda Catholic Order of Foresters and Breda American Legion Auxiliary will form an honor guard at the church. Honorary Pallbearers will be Matt Koster, Doug Steinkamp, Jason Nieland, Punky Nieland, Brian Koster, and Rudy Wernimont. Casket Bearers will be Glen Leiting, Dale Schlichte, Leroy Sander, Denny Ludwig, Bob Lenz, and Danny Nieland.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda after 2:30 P.M. Tuesday. A rosary will be prayed at 3 P.M. Tuesday by the Catholic Order of Foresters and St. Bernard Ladies Guild. There will be a Christian wake service at 6 P.M. Tuesday by St. Bernard Parish. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or church in Phyllis’ name.
Mrs. Schroeder was born on June 15, 1948, at Carroll, Iowa, the daughter of George and Rose (Kennebeck) Gute. She grew up in the Willey community and graduated from Glidden-Ralston High School in Glidden in 1966. On June 1, 1968, she was married to Alfred “Fritz” Schroeder at St. Mary Church in Willey. The couple farmed southeast of Breda. Mrs. Schroeder was a homemaker and helped her husband with their farm equipment repair business. She was a member of St. Bernard Parish, Parish Ladies Guild, Catholic Order of Foresters, Breda American Legion Auxiliary, National Catholic Society of Foresters, and the Midwest Iowa Old Iron Club. Phyllis enjoyed her family, playing cards, rope making, and tractor shows.
Survivors include her children, Sue Eldridge and her husband Brian of Boone, Allen Schroeder and his wife Tammy of Des Moines, and Debbie Stamback and her husband Mike of Erie, Colorado; grandchildren, Zach Eldridge, Hank Schroeder, Alex Stamback, and Abby Stamback; her brothers, Lavern Gute and his wife Sheryl of Panora, and Jerry Gute and his wife Diane of Willey; mother-in-law, Leona Schroeder of Carroll; and sisters and brothers-in-law, Lu and Reg Tryon of Salina, Kansas, and Cathy and Harold Danner of Carroll.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred “Fritz” Schroeder, in December 2007; a son, Danny Schroeder, in July 1994; and by her parents.

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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We are thinking of you at this time. We will keep you in our prayers.

Kyle and Sarah Gute – December 14 2009 at 6:07 PM

My deepest heart-felt sympathy goes out to your family. My parents(dennis and laura ann danner)talked very highly about Phyllis and how she was such a beautiful, strong, and great person/friend! our prayers are with you during this most difficult time.

beth danner – December 14 2009 at 9:10 AM

Ken Blinn – December 13 2009 at 6:11 PM

Sorry for the lost of your mother. I was a classmate from Glidden High School.

Linda Alcox – December 13 2009 at 2:26 PM

We are so glad we got to see Phyllis on Tuesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Jim & Marie Baumhover

Jierm and Marie Baumhov – December 12 2009 at 3:21 PM

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