Meyer, Elva Lea

Elva Lea Meyer, 87, of Waukon, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 18, at First Presbyterian Church with burial in Oakland Cemetery, both in Waukon. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Elva Lea Walters Meyer was born on August 6, 1923, on the rural Monona, Iowa, farm of her parents, Lowell and Violet (Henderson) Walters. On Feb. 13, 1942, she married Leland Vern Meyer in Kahoka, Mo. Elva Lea and Leland farmed together for nearly 50 years, mostly in the rural Waterville, Iowa area, working side by side in their dairy operation and in growing the crops. Although they moved to Waukon in 1975, they continued to maintain an active interest in the farm.

Elva Lea was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, and its Presbyterian Women's Organization, New Century Club, Bridge Club, Waukon Golf and Country Club, and served on the local election board. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting and sewing as well as playing the organ, genealogy, dancing and entertaining gatherings of family and friends. Elva Lea and Leland also enjoyed spending many winters together in Mesa, Ariz.

Survivors include her three daughters, Sandra (Ralph Loeffelholz) Allen of Cedar Rapids, Suzanne (David) Hahn of Waukon, and Shelley (Randy) Robinson of Oakley, Utah; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Sharon (Robert) Halverson of Elkader.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leland, who died in 2005; a brother, Eldo “Bud” Walters; and a son-in-law, Mike Allen.

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