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Johannes Alfred Meester

Birth	:	23 Sep 1920 Grundy County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	4 Jul 2002 Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Gilead Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6781006, -72.4107971
Plot	:	Block: 3 Row: 8 Lot: 29S2
Inscription	:	Married 25 Nov 1943, Parents of Carol, Robert, Kaylene, Leon & Russell
Description	:	Johannes Alfred Meester, age 81, of Parkersburg, Iowa, was born the son of Thomas K. and Anna Peters Meester on September 23, 1920, in Pleasant Valley Township, Grundy County, Iowa. He received his education in a rural school near his home. On November 25, 1943, he married Dorothy Mavis Ross in Pleasant Valley Reformed Church, Holland, Iowa. He was a life-long member of the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church, west of Fern, Iowa. The couple lived on the farm in rural Grundy County until Joe semi-retired in February of 1991 and they moved to Parkersburg. Johannes was a farmer all his... Read More	Johannes Alfred Meester, age 81, of Parkersburg, Iowa, was born the son of Thomas K. and Anna Peters Meester on September 23, 1920, in Pleasant Valley Township, Grundy County, Iowa. He received his education in a rural school near his home. On November 25, 1943, he married Dorothy Mavis Ross in Pleasant Valley Reformed Church, Holland, Iowa. He was a life-long member of the Pleasant Valley Reformed Church, west of Fern, Iowa. The couple lived on the farm in rural Grundy County until Joe semi-retired in February of 1991 and they moved to Parkersburg. Johannes was a farmer all his life and also loved to fish and hunt. He very much loved doing things with his grandchildren and often had peppermints in his pocket for the children. On Thursday, July 4, 2002, Johannes died at Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo, Iowa, from natural causes. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Etta Renken and Anna Murra and four brothers, Henry K., John K., Herman J. and James C. Meester. Johannes is survived by his wife, Mavis Meester of Parkersburg, Iowa; two daughters, Carol (James) Bolin, Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Kaylene (David) Bern, Dike, Iowa; three sons, Robert Meester, Grundy Center, Iowa; Leon (Jean) Meester, Holland, Iowa and Russell (Joan) Meester, Holland, Iowa; 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one sister, Tena Paterni, of the Grundy Center Nursing Home, Grundy Center, Iowa. Funeral services were held Monday, July 8, 2002, at Pleasant Valley Reformed Church, Holland, Iowa with Rev. Russell Muilenburg officiating. Organist, Alvina Walterman accompanied vocalist Leland Langenberg in "Old Rugged Cross." Congregational Hymns were "In The Garden" and "What A Friend We Have In Jesus". Casketbearers were Casey Meester, Camron Meester, Travis Meester, Daniel Bolin, Jess Michaelsen and Owen Meester. Interment was in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Holland.

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Johannes Alfred Meester's memorial is located at: Gilead Cemetery, Hebron, Tolland County, USA.
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Johannes Alfred Meester death on 4 Jul 2002 in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.6781006
Longitude: -72.4107971

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Klaassen Meester

(1882 - 1950)

Anna J Peters Meester

(1883 - 1956)

Spouse

Dorothy Mavis Ross Meester

(1924 - 2013)

Siblings

Henry Klaassen Meester

(1908 - 1970)

John K. Meester

(1913 - 1984)

Tena L. Meester Paterni

(1915 - 2003)

Anna Meester Murra

(1916 - 1999)

Herman James Meester

(1917 - 1982)

James Calvin Meester

(1919 - 1981)

Children

Leon John Meester

(1954 - 2021)

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Coordinate: 41.6781006, -72.4107971

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23. Jones Cemetery
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24. Columbia Burying Grounds
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