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From: "Elaine and Bob McDowell" <>
Subject: [GV] Obit: Meintzer (I believe German from Russia)
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 08:03:14 -0600


Loveland Newspaper
Loveland, Colorado
12-06-01

MEINTZER:
Rolland Meintzer, 84, of Johns-town, died Dec. 12, 2001, at Hospice and
Palliative Care of Northern Colorado in Greeley.

He was born Aug. 20, 1917, in Loveland to Jacob and Elizabeth Hehn Meintzer.
He attended a Loveland country school. He had lived in Johnstown since 1956.

He married Mollie Kerbel on Jan. 7, 1942, in Kimball, Neb. She preceded him
in death Jan. 19, 1999.

Mr. Meintzer served in the U.S. Army in World War II. He managed Loomix
Liquid Feed Inc. from 1972 to 1988 and farmed in the Loveland, Greeley and
Johnstown areas for more than 30 years.

He was a member of the Johnstown/Milliken Chamber of Commerce and was a
former member of the Johnstown Rotary, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2585
and St. John's United Church of Christ. He loved woodworking, fishing,
gardening and spending time with his grandchildren.

He is survived by a son, Kenneth Meintzer and wife Linda of Johnstown;
daughters Carol Jordanger and Patty Weber and husband Larry, all of
Johnstown; sister Margaret Martin of Greeley; eight grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by six brothers, a sister and son-in-law Norman
Jordanger.

Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Allnutt Funeral Service's Macy Chapel
in Greeley.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. John's United Church of
Christ, with military honors by Greeley VFW Post 2121.

Burial will be at Johnstown Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of
Northern Colorado in care of AFS, 702 13th St., Greeley, 80631.

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