Lowell G. Meyer
September 27, 2009
Lowell was born March 2, 1932 on a farm near Scribner, Nebraska to Gustof and Eda (Suhr) Meyer. He was baptized in March of 1932 in St. John's Lutheran Church (Scribner, county line) and confirmed in 1945 in St. John's Lutheran Church of Pender, Nebraska. He attended Scribner school district 36 until the 6th grade, Pender school district 59, to the 8th grade, high school in Wisner 9th through the 11 grade, and graduated from West Point High School in 1949. Lowell graduated from Midland Lutheran College in 1956, and received his Master's degree from the University of Colorado National Science Foundation in 1960. He did graduate work at the University of South Dakota, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Nebraska Lincoln, and Creighton University in Omaha.
Lowell served in the United States Army during the years of 1953 to 1955, with duty in Korea. Lowell taught school in Blair, NE 1955-1956, Wahoo, NE 1956-1959, Sioux City, Iowa 1960-1964, and Fremont from 1964 until retiring in 1992, and then he was a substitute teacher. He also taught part time at Metro Community College from 1988 to 1999. And he was owner of the L & L Apartments. On July 19, 1953, Lowell was married to Lola Faye Jessen in Trinity Lutheran Church, Fremont. After his marriage they lived in Blair, Wahoo, Boulder in Colorado, Sioux City in Iowa and Fremont. Lowell was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fremont where he had served as an usher, and on the Board of Elders, the Board of Finance, and the Board of Education.
Survivors: wife - Lola
2 daughters - Deborah and husband Jeff Jones of Fremont
Connie and husband David Burgers of Bennington
2 sons - Dale and wife Marilyn Meyer of Lincoln
Larry and wife Trudi Meyer of Papillion
13 grandchildren
1 brother - Lavern and wife Donna Meyer of Boyden, Iowa
7 sisters-in-law - Delores Voss of Fremont
Mardell and husband Fred Heybrock of Arlington
Shirley Dwyer of Fremont
Gloria and husband Richard Andersen of Fremont
Norma Hagerity of Fremont
Judy Andersen of Fremont
Dana Meyer of West Point
2 brothers-in-law - Delbert and wife Marilyn Jessen of Fremont
Lloyd Jessen of Fremont
He was preceded in death by 2 brothers Don and Orville, brothers-in-law Elmer Voss, Dan Hagerity, and Lanny Andersen, and sisters-in-law Florene Jessen and Rose Marie Jessen.
The funeral service will be at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Military & Lincoln St., on Thursday (October 1st, 2009) at 2 PM with the Rev. Timothy Gierke officiating. The committal will follow in Memorial Cemetery with Military Honors by the Fremont Honor Guard of the American Legion Post 20 and VFW Post 854. Memorials are suggested Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Community Room Kitchen Fund. Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, will be on Wednesday 2 to 8 PM, with family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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