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Rose E. Meyer

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Rose E. Meyer, age 100 of Meire Grove, died September 14, 2014, at CentraCare Health Nursing Home in Melrose, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 19 at St. John the Baptist Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating and Rev. Ken Thielman concelebrating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Friday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. St. Mary’s Society will pray at 5 p.m. followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.
Rose Imdieke was born on May 26, 1914 in Meire Grove, Minnesota to Bernard and Elizabeth (Haverkamp) Imdieke. She married Leo J. Meyer on May 22, 1939 in Meire Grove. The couple farmed for eight years in Freeport before moving to a farm near Meire Grove.

Rose lived a long and full life, centered around her faith and love of family. She enjoyed quilting, baking, and gardening. She was a talented piano player and as a young woman, played in a band with family members and friends. She continued to entertain friends and family with her piano playing, even after she turned 100 in May of this year.

Rose was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove and St. Mary’s Society.

Rose is survived by her children, Loren (Sharon) Meyer of Melrose, Carol (Dennis) Flahave of New Brighton, Joel (Kathy) Meyer of Spring Park, Mary (Darrell) Steiner of Apple Valley, Harvey (Deb Nygaard) Meyer of St. Louis Park, and Ruth (Ernie) Bedor of Andover; 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; sister, Lorraine Hellermann of Vadnais Heights; and brother, Lawrence Imdieke of Meire Grove.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Meyer on July 2, 1991; grandson, Michael Bedor; brothers, Alphonse, Leo, Bernard, and Raphael Imdieke; and sisters, Philomena “Minnie” Hagemeier and Veronica “Fronie” Steinhofer.

Casket bearers will be grandsons, Shawn, Jason, and Eric Flahave, Ryan and Adam Meyer, Matthew and Corey Steiner, and Thomas Bedor. Granddaughters include cross bearer, Elizabeth Bedor; scripture bearer, Stacy (Flahave) Ramacher; gift bearers, Ashley Steiner and Lindsey Flahave; flower bearer, Allison (Bedor) Metcalfe; and reader, Claudia (Meyer) Revermann.