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.

Phyllis Friedman, 85 of Carroll, died late Monday evening, March 27, 2017 at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 31, 2017 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Craig Collison. Music will be by Kate Cuddy, St. Lawrence Choir with Sherry Loughran as cantor. Lectors for the funeral mass will be Kate Lebo and Nick Lebo. Gift Bearers will be Lois Loneman and Tom Meishied. Eucharistic Minister will be Shirley Molitor. Casket Bearers will be: Kate Lebo, Nick Lebo, Danielle Walz, Sam Friedman, Brian Neumayer, and Rachael Weverka. The St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.

Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 5 p.m. on Thursday where there will be a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m., followed by a rosary.

The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church on Friday morning where visitation will resume at 9:30 a.m. and will continue until time of the funeral mass.

Memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church for St. Lawrence Church or St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary.

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

Born on November 18, 1931 at Roselle, Iowa, Phyllis was the daughter of Henry and Rose (Hochstatter) Meishied. On June 20, 1951, she was united in marriage to Cyril J. Friedman at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Dedham. Following their marriage the couple lived in Chicago while her husband attended DeVry University. Phyllis and Cyril then moved backed to the Carroll community where they built a new home on 18th Place. Phyllis was a devoted homemaker, housewife and raised their seven children. Phyllis and Cyril loved traveling to various locations in their younger years. She loved hosting family gatherings; especially the annual Friedman golf outing and grill out. Phyllis also enjoyed trips to the casino. She had a deep devotion to her faith being an active member of St. Lawrence Church and was also a member of the St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary.

Phyllis is survived by her children: Gail (Bill) Orcutt of Pleasant Hill, Sharon (Tom) Lebo of Vancouver, WA, Lisa (Dan) Walz of Omaha, NE, Bill (Veva) Friedman of Urbandale, Brian (Christine) Friedman of Omaha, NE, and Allen Friedman of Des Moines; her son-in-law, Bill (Carol) Neumayer; 9 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; her sister, Lois (Ervin “Whitey”) Loneman of Carroll; her brother, Tom (Nancy) Meishied of Aurora, CO; her sisters-in-laws and brothers-in-laws: Arlene Dentlinger of Carroll, Mildred Schreck of Carroll, Sister Maria Friedman, FSPA of Lacrosse, WI, Wilma (Cletus) Irlbeck of Omaha, and Doris (Pat) Riordan of Rock Hill, SC; as well as many nieces, nephews, other extended relatives and many friends.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter, Amy Neumayer; her grandson, Matthew Neumayer; her siblings: Ervin Meishied, Virgine (Vincent) Irlbeck, Maxine (Bill) Meshek, Verna Mae (Francis) Roth, Linda (Jim) Loneman, and Norman Meishied.

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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Jane, Joe, Sr. Ann , Tom, Blanca &Terry purchased the Beautiful Dreams for the family of Phyllis Friedman.

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