son of Gay Jerry and Mae (Kinney) Myers
World War 2 veteran - thank you
EDWIN FAY MYERS
May 5, 1922 - December 11, 2012
90 years and 222 days
Ed Myers was born in Waterloo, Iowa, a son of Gay Jerry Myers and Mae (Kinney) Myers. He lived his entire life in the Waterloo area. For the past four years, his home has been Ravenwood Health Care Center in Waterloo.
Ed married Ethel Marie Heerkes on July 19, 1946, and they spent the next 59 years together at their home at 101 Eldene Ct. in Evansdale. They had one son, Robert Keith Myers.
Ed graduated from West High School and then went to work for the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. He retired from Rath's in 1981 after 42 years of service as a clerk.
One of Ed's proudest times was spent serving his country during World War II. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corp in 1942 and served until honorably discharged in 1945. He was extremely patriotic and very proud to be a veteran.
Ed and Ethel attended Graves Evangelical United Brethren Church which became Graves United Methodist Church for years. Ed loved fishing and hunting, but his favorite hobby was trap shooting. He was frequently seen at trap shooting events around Iowa and the country.
He is survived by his son Robert (Betsy) in Silver Bay, MN, one grand-daughter Rebecca (Jason) Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, one great grand-daughter Emily Marie Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, two nieces Pat (Kenny) Weber of Jesup and Rae Ann (Ron) Pedersen of Cedar Falls; and one nephew Mike (Julie) Heerkes in Texas.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Gay and Mae Myers; his wife Ethel in 2005; and two brothers, Wayne in Florida and Walter in Illinois.
Services will be Saturday, Dec 15, at 11:00 A.M. at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home for an hour before services. Military rites will be conducted by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post #138, V.F.W. Post 1623 and Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail.
Those who wish may direct memorials to Ravenwood Health Care Center.
World War 2 veteran - thank you
EDWIN FAY MYERS
May 5, 1922 - December 11, 2012
90 years and 222 days
Ed Myers was born in Waterloo, Iowa, a son of Gay Jerry Myers and Mae (Kinney) Myers. He lived his entire life in the Waterloo area. For the past four years, his home has been Ravenwood Health Care Center in Waterloo.
Ed married Ethel Marie Heerkes on July 19, 1946, and they spent the next 59 years together at their home at 101 Eldene Ct. in Evansdale. They had one son, Robert Keith Myers.
Ed graduated from West High School and then went to work for the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. He retired from Rath's in 1981 after 42 years of service as a clerk.
One of Ed's proudest times was spent serving his country during World War II. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corp in 1942 and served until honorably discharged in 1945. He was extremely patriotic and very proud to be a veteran.
Ed and Ethel attended Graves Evangelical United Brethren Church which became Graves United Methodist Church for years. Ed loved fishing and hunting, but his favorite hobby was trap shooting. He was frequently seen at trap shooting events around Iowa and the country.
He is survived by his son Robert (Betsy) in Silver Bay, MN, one grand-daughter Rebecca (Jason) Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, one great grand-daughter Emily Marie Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, two nieces Pat (Kenny) Weber of Jesup and Rae Ann (Ron) Pedersen of Cedar Falls; and one nephew Mike (Julie) Heerkes in Texas.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Gay and Mae Myers; his wife Ethel in 2005; and two brothers, Wayne in Florida and Walter in Illinois.
Services will be Saturday, Dec 15, at 11:00 A.M. at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home for an hour before services. Military rites will be conducted by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post #138, V.F.W. Post 1623 and Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail.
Those who wish may direct memorials to Ravenwood Health Care Center.
son of Gay Jerry and Mae (Kinney) Myers
World War 2 veteran - thank you
EDWIN FAY MYERS
May 5, 1922 - December 11, 2012
90 years and 222 days
Ed Myers was born in Waterloo, Iowa, a son of Gay Jerry Myers and Mae (Kinney) Myers. He lived his entire life in the Waterloo area. For the past four years, his home has been Ravenwood Health Care Center in Waterloo.
Ed married Ethel Marie Heerkes on July 19, 1946, and they spent the next 59 years together at their home at 101 Eldene Ct. in Evansdale. They had one son, Robert Keith Myers.
Ed graduated from West High School and then went to work for the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. He retired from Rath's in 1981 after 42 years of service as a clerk.
One of Ed's proudest times was spent serving his country during World War II. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corp in 1942 and served until honorably discharged in 1945. He was extremely patriotic and very proud to be a veteran.
Ed and Ethel attended Graves Evangelical United Brethren Church which became Graves United Methodist Church for years. Ed loved fishing and hunting, but his favorite hobby was trap shooting. He was frequently seen at trap shooting events around Iowa and the country.
He is survived by his son Robert (Betsy) in Silver Bay, MN, one grand-daughter Rebecca (Jason) Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, one great grand-daughter Emily Marie Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, two nieces Pat (Kenny) Weber of Jesup and Rae Ann (Ron) Pedersen of Cedar Falls; and one nephew Mike (Julie) Heerkes in Texas.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Gay and Mae Myers; his wife Ethel in 2005; and two brothers, Wayne in Florida and Walter in Illinois.
Services will be Saturday, Dec 15, at 11:00 A.M. at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home for an hour before services. Military rites will be conducted by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post #138, V.F.W. Post 1623 and Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail.
Those who wish may direct memorials to Ravenwood Health Care Center.
World War 2 veteran - thank you
EDWIN FAY MYERS
May 5, 1922 - December 11, 2012
90 years and 222 days
Ed Myers was born in Waterloo, Iowa, a son of Gay Jerry Myers and Mae (Kinney) Myers. He lived his entire life in the Waterloo area. For the past four years, his home has been Ravenwood Health Care Center in Waterloo.
Ed married Ethel Marie Heerkes on July 19, 1946, and they spent the next 59 years together at their home at 101 Eldene Ct. in Evansdale. They had one son, Robert Keith Myers.
Ed graduated from West High School and then went to work for the Rath Packing Company in Waterloo. He retired from Rath's in 1981 after 42 years of service as a clerk.
One of Ed's proudest times was spent serving his country during World War II. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corp in 1942 and served until honorably discharged in 1945. He was extremely patriotic and very proud to be a veteran.
Ed and Ethel attended Graves Evangelical United Brethren Church which became Graves United Methodist Church for years. Ed loved fishing and hunting, but his favorite hobby was trap shooting. He was frequently seen at trap shooting events around Iowa and the country.
He is survived by his son Robert (Betsy) in Silver Bay, MN, one grand-daughter Rebecca (Jason) Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, one great grand-daughter Emily Marie Bertini in Wheaton, Illinois, two nieces Pat (Kenny) Weber of Jesup and Rae Ann (Ron) Pedersen of Cedar Falls; and one nephew Mike (Julie) Heerkes in Texas.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents, Gay and Mae Myers; his wife Ethel in 2005; and two brothers, Wayne in Florida and Walter in Illinois.
Services will be Saturday, Dec 15, at 11:00 A.M. at the Kearns, Huisman-Schumacher Chapel on Kimball with burial in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home for an hour before services. Military rites will be conducted by Becker-Chapman American Legion Post #138, V.F.W. Post 1623 and Iowa Army National Guard Honors Detail.
Those who wish may direct memorials to Ravenwood Health Care Center.
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Records on Ancestry
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Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940
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Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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Iowa, Iowa, U.S., World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954
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1950 United States Federal Census
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