- Meives, Garnetta C. BARNEVELD - Garnetta
C. Meives, age 87, of Barneveld, passed into eternal life on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 30, 1918, the daughter of LeRoy and Rhoda (Rogers) Moyer, in Barneveld, on the family farm. She graduated from Barneveld High School as valedictorian in 1936. She attended Madison Business College and was employed by the Dean at UW-Madison, where she met her future husband. She was united in marriage to Professor Walter J. Meives on June 21, 1941. They lived in Madison for many years before moving to the family farm in Barneveld in 1975. Garnetta and Walter were charter members of the Lake Edge United Church of Christ. She was a devoted mother who loved the Lord and whose greatest desire was that her children and grandchildren know Jesus as their personal Savior and be joined with her in Heaven. She was a wonderful role model and we thank God we were blessed to have her as our mother. The most important events of her life, her birth, wedding, and death, were spent on the land she loved the most, the family farm. Survivors are her five children, Lt. Col. Walter J. Meives, Jr. of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Kama Amidon (Michael Pirkl) of Barneveld, Priscilla (Steve) Zaemisch of Barneveld, Mark Meives (Nicole Stephenson) of Barneveld, and Jim (Mary) Meives of Browntown; and former son-in-law Gary Amidon of Barneveld. She is further survived by 15 grandchildren, Jason (Cris) Amidon, Christina (Nathan Faust) Amidon, Justin Amidon, Jeremiah (Lisa) Zaemisch, Rebekah Zaemisch, Bobbie Jo (Scott) Buechner, Alison (Ted Schlimgen) Zaemisch, Benjamin Zaemisch, Mark Steven, Ryan and Wesley Meives, Alex, Tony and Maria Meives and Rockford Meives. seven great-grandchildren, Taya Amidon, Kaitlynn and Brianna Zaemisch, Zachary Zaemisch, and Lexie, Chanler and Tyler Buechner; two sisters, Esther Legrey of Madison, and Clarie Doris Olson of Mount Horeb; her sister-in-law, Nancee Moyer of Janesville; two brothers-in-law, Harry Meives of Beloit, Robert (Anne) Meives of Mission Hills, Calif.; and many nieces and nephews. Garnetta was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Walter J. Meives on Feb. 17, 1996; her brother, Clarence Moyer on Aug. 15, 2003; and her granddaughter, Catherine Amidon-Olver on Dec. 20, 2000. We wish to thank all those who made it possible for Mom to spend her final days at home. Thank you to Dr. Anne Eglash MD, the Mount Horeb Clinic and staff, Uplands Hills Hospice, especially, Rita Stanton RN, Liz, Angie and Linda. Private funeral services will be held Friday, Sept 30, 2005, at ELLESTAD FUNERAL HOME, 500 N. 8th. St., in Mount Horeb, with Pastor Steve Stauffacher officiating. Burial will be at West Blue Mounds Cemetery. Mom, You were the rock of our family. We will carry on your legacy to our children and grandchildren. We will be together in Heaven. Till then, Mom, see you later! "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16 www.ellestadfuneralhome.com (608) 437-5077
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1918 - 2005 (87 years)
Has 16 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Death Record - Civil
, d. 17 Aug 1971, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, USA 
Language
Meives, Walter J. "Rocky" Jr.