Obit: Meier, Inez Louise (1916 - 2017)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Meier, Schoengrund, Jenni, Krause, Trunkel, Biebert

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/02/2017

Meier, Inez Louise (5 December 1916 – 19 July 2017)

Inez L. Meier, 100, of Neillsville died Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at the Care and Rehabilitation Center-Neillsville.

Inez Louise Jenni was born Dec. 5, 1916, in Loyal, the daughter of Ernest and Emilie (Schoengrund) Jenni. She graduated from Loyal High School and on Oct. 5, 1941, she was united in marriage to Louis A. Meier at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Loyal. Together, they farmed and raised their family. Inez was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Neillsville.

She is survived by a daugher, Marilyn (Kenneth) Krause of Neillsville, sons David (Donna) Meier of Eau Claire, and James (Rose) Meier of Gresham; 15 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.

Inez was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, son Kenneth, brothers Frederick and Walter, and sister Esther.

A memorial service will be held Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at the Gesche Funeral Home in Neillsville. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday morning prior to the service. Pastor Timothy Biebert will officiate. Granddaughter Judy Trunkel will provide the music. Inurnment will be in the Neillsville City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to St. John’s Lutheran Church Early Leaning Center, 711 W. 5th St., Neillsville WI 54456.

Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.  The Gesche Funeral Home is assisting Inez’s family with funeral arrangements.