Leonard Myers

Leonard Myers age 77 of Jackson Junction, Iowa died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 6, 2010 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waucoma with Rev. David Beckman and Deacon Vic De Sloover officiating. The pall will be placed by his wife and two daughters. Lector for the service will be Pat Bouska. Mary Dietzenbach will be the organist accompanying the St. Mary’s Choir singing, “Amazing Grace”, “On Eagles Wings”, “Taste and See” and “How Great Thou Art”. Presenting the offertory gifts will be Melissa Grimm and Alison Seemann. Interment will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery, Waucoma with Sheldon Seemann, Gary Myers, Tom Achen, Roger De Sloover, Roger Kramer and Bruce Adams serving as pallbearers. Friends may call 3 - 8 p.m. Friday March 5, 2010, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in New Hampton where there will be a 7:00 p.m. Scripture Service. Further visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Leonard Phillip Myers was born August 10, 1932, on a farm near Waucoma, the son of William and Bertha (Drilling) Myers. On October 20, 1956, he was united in marriage to Alice Elsbernd of Fort Atkinson. To this union nine children were born. After graduating from Waucoma Public High School, Leonard was employed at the Oliver Corp. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After basic training at Fort Bliss, Texas, he served in Korea. Leonard was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After discharge, he was employed by Oliver Corp., Fairbanks Morse, Wisconsin Knife Works, American Motors and John Deere. Also, he worked his grain and livestock farm in Jackson Junction. Ice fishing in the Mississippi River was a winter-time activity. For many years, he made an annual trip to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska to fish for salmon and halibut. Leonard is survived by his wife, Alice of Jackson Junction; seven sons, Roy (Tina) of British Columbia, Canada, Carl (Deb) of Bowling Green, KY, Glenn (June) of Webster, MN, Wayne of Atlanta, GA, Lloyd (Ruth) of Ankeny, IA, Martin (Wendy) of Kansas City, MO and Lee (Debbie) of Orlando, FL; two daughters, Rachel (Rick) Grimm of Bellevue, WA and Anita (Bob) Seemann of Zumbro Falls, MN; twenty grandchildren; eight sisters, Esther Myers, Florida, Mary De Sloover and Mag Wieling of New Hampton, Dorothy Cotant and Frances (Paul) Kress of Dubuque, Sister Dolores Myers, California, Marilyn (Carl) Hoffmann, Bellevue, IA and Elaine (George) Hill of Illinois; a sister-in-law, Marlene Myers, Marion. Leonard is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Betty Sieverding; brother Albert; three brothers-in-law, Bernard DeSloover, Ralph Wieling and James Cotant.