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John Meyer
JOHN MEYER
Cedar Rapids
John LeRoy Meyer, 70, of Milton, Fla., formerly of Monticello and Cedar Rapids, died suddenly Friday April 18, 2014, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 25, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, where friends may call after 9 a.m. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery with U.S. Navy Military Honors. The Rev. Lloyd Eaken will officiate at the services.
Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.
John is survived by his wife, Carol Sue; three children, Jeanne (Shannon) Kopf, Cedar Rapids, John Jr. (Christy) Fairfax County. Va., and Joanne (Eric) Jones, Garland, Texas; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Edwards, Quintin Meyer, Stephen Kopf and Ian and Sean Jones; his sister, Sara Lilly and husband Darwin, Apache Junction, Ariz.; and two brothers, Stan Meyer, Marysville, Ill., and William Meyer and wife Joyce, Lone Tree.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Steven.
John LeRoy Meyer was born Feb. 21, 1944, at John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa. He was the son of John and Mable Rosenstiel Meyer. John graduated from the Monticello Community Schools in 1962. He enlisted in the United States Navy where he served a 20 year enlistment. John married Carol Sue Wheeler on March 20, 1965, at Pensacola, Fla. The couple moved to Cedar Rapids, in November 1981, following John's discharge from service. He was employed at Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids, until 2001 when he retired and the couple returned to Florida.
John was active in his church, the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. He lead the men's study group and was the song leader. He was instrumental in the building of the West Florida American Baptist Association Youth Camp in Foley. Ala. He also was a member of the American Baptist Disaster Response Team and helped rebuild many areas along the gulf following Hurricane Katrina. He and Sue would attend the Fairview Baptist Church in Anamosa when visiting in Iowa. He was also an avid fisherman and deer hunter.
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