Obituaries

EUGENE F. MEYER

Easter Lily      Eugene F. ‘Gene’ Meyer, 87, Rochester, died peacefully April 15, 2016, at East Troy Manor. He was born in the Town of Spring Prairie on Oct. 2, 1928, to the late Arthur and Fannie (Potter) Meyer.

He attended Rochester Ag School and his family moved to the Town of Rochester in 1943.

He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and later returned to the family farm. He was a devoted Catholic and a lifelong member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Waterford.

Survivors include his children, Hannah (Alexei) Strelchenko, Melissa (James) Oleson, Sarah Kurer; niece, Margaret ‘Marge’ Meyer and her children, Megan and Mikayla Hintz; his nephew, Ron Kurer; one great-great niece, Eva Strelchenko; other relatives and friends.

He was further preceded in death by his parents, his stepmother Ann, brother Harold (Lucille) Meyer, niece Mary Kurer and great-nephew Josh Kurer.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, April 19, at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, 1981 Buelah Ave., East Troy, at 3 p.m. Visitation is prior to services in church from 2-2:45 p.m. Burial will be in St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Cemetery following Mass. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church or St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.

Mealy Funeral Home, Waterford, is serving the family.

Well-wishers can visit www.mealyfuneralhome.com.

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