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Ralph Meister

Birth	:	22 Mar 1913 Kingsley, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 Nov 2000 Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Riceville, Mitchell County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.3676834, -92.5576324
Plot	:	lot 110 section D space 3
Description	:	Ralph Meister, 87, of LeMars, Iowa, died Saturday, November 25, 2000, at Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in LeMars. Ralph was born March 22, 1913, on the family farm in Garfield Township, rural Kingsley, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Anna (Kimm) Meister. He was baptized and confirmed at Congregational United Church of Christ in Kingsley. He attended country school in Garfield Township and graduated from Kingsley High School in 1932. On April 11, 1936, he married Maxine Rimmer at the Congregational United Church of Christ parsonage in Kingsley. He was involved in farming from 1937 to 1980, having farmed in... Read More	Ralph Meister, 87, of LeMars, Iowa, died Saturday, November 25, 2000, at Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in LeMars. Ralph was born March 22, 1913, on the family farm in Garfield Township, rural Kingsley, Iowa, the son of Oscar and Anna (Kimm) Meister. He was baptized and confirmed at Congregational United Church of Christ in Kingsley. He attended country school in Garfield Township and graduated from Kingsley High School in 1932. On April 11, 1936, he married Maxine Rimmer at the Congregational United Church of Christ parsonage in Kingsley. He was involved in farming from 1937 to 1980, having farmed in the Pierson-Grand Meadow, Remsen and Correctionville areas. Ralph and Maxine retired in 1980 and moved to Le Mars. While on the farm, Ralph worked as a foreman for the ASCS office, drove school bus for the Grand Meadow School and Union Consolidated School, was a 4-H leader and seed corn representative for Cargill. During his retirement years, he worked part-time for the LeMars Hatchery and also assisted Don DeJager in the plumbing business. Ralph enjoyed volunteer work. He was a volunteer at Brentwood Good Samaritan Center for more than a decade, volunteered with the Elderly Peer Group, and was awarded the Outstanding Volunteer of the Year award in 1986 by the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce. Also during retirement, Ralph learned woodcarving. He was a lifelong member of United Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Maxine Meister of LeMars; four sons and their daughters-in-law, Jerry and Phyllis of Le Mars, Ken and Betty of Redwood Falls, Minnesota, Mark and Joan of Correctionville, and Dan and Pat of Pierson; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Sylvia Beelner of Kingsley; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Meister of Kingsley, and Loraine Meister Robinson of Portland, Oregon. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Russell, Roy and Melvin Meister; and a granddaughter, Rachelle Meister. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Presbyterian United Church of Christ in LeMars with the Rev. Tim Olsen officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Memory Gardens Cemetery, rural LeMars. Pallbearers were Scott Meister, Randy Meister, Brian Meister, Jim Meister, Darren Meister, Gary Meiners, Shannon Fitch and Ryan Reinking.

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Ralph Meister's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Riceville, Mitchell County, USA.
When did Ralph Meister death?
Ralph Meister death on 25 Nov 2000 in Le Mars, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.3676834
Longitude: -92.5576324

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Spouse

Maxine E. Rimmer Meister

(1918 - 2011)

Siblings

Children

Jerry Alan Meister

(1938 - 2018)

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