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Marvin Meyer Obituary
April 19, 1926 - October 5, 2022
Shawnee, Kansas - Marvin W. Meyer, Sr., 96, of Shawnee KS, formerly of Bonner Springs KS, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Brookdale Senior Living in Shawnee KS. Friends may call at the visitation from 10 to 11 AM on Friday, October 14, at the Alden-Harrington Funeral Home in Bonner Springs, KS. Graveside funeral services will be at 11:30 AM on Friday, October 14, at the Bonner Springs Cemetery in Bonner Springs, KS.
Marvin was born on April 19, 1926, in Potter, KS, and he graduated from Basehor High School in 1944. Shortly thereafter he joined his two brothers working in the family business, Meyer Dairy. Marvin met the love of his life, Ernestine, at this time and they were married in 1950. He then served in the U.S. Army in El Paso, TX. Returning home, he continued managing the Dairy until 1968 when he began the Meyer Care home health agency.
Marvin and Ernestine, his wife of 66 years, enjoyed living at Lake of the Forest in Bonner Springs, where they raised their family, from 1953 to 2016. He and Ernestine enjoyed traveling and were actively involved with their grandchildren as well as the Lake Forest community. Marvin had a long life of participating in many community service activities, including serving as the President of the Lake of the Forest Board, on numerous committees at the Bonner Springs United Methodist Church, and in the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Rotary Club. Marvin's family was his ultimate pride and joy. He actively followed the lives and interests of his children and five grandchildren until the very end of his life.
Marvin was preceded in death by his wife Ernestine in 2016. He is survived by his two children, Marcia Herre (Chris) of Bonner Springs, and Bill Meyer (Ann), of Grand Lake, Colorado; as well as grandchildren Lindsay Cascino (Niccolo), Bryce Meyer, Emily Noland (Chad), Faith Meyer (Alex Goldberg), and Jackson
Meyer. He is also survived by one sister, June Baker and one brother, Allen Meyer.
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Melinda Hartel
October 8, 2022
I enjoyed getting to know Marvin at Brookdale and so much admired his care for/of Ernestine, ie., getting her to Bingo for every game and playing alongside her (though I suspect he cared little for it himself), playing "White Christmas" almost constantly in their apartment because she liked it. He and I shared a love of wild birds and feeding them and had some good conversations about sightings at our feeders. Rest In Peace, Marvin.
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