Obituary of Marvin Meyer

Marvin (Bruce) Meyer, age 82, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 10:00 AM at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Tabor with Rev. Steven Jones officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery with military graveside rites by the Kortan-Hatwan American Legion Post #183, Tabor. Visitations will be from 5-7 PM, Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Tabor with a 7 PM Wake service. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Luncheon will follow at the American Legion Hall in Tabor. Bruce was born February 17, 1932 to Marvin (Pat) Meyer and Edna (Hanson) Meyer of Talmage, Nebraska. Bruce graduated from Talmage High School in 1950 and enlisted in the army that same year. He served six years in the Korean War as a paratrooper medic and was honorably discharged in 1958. After serving his country, he started work for Kelly Construction out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was during this time he met the love of his life, Fern Sternhagen, and they were united in marriage on May 31, 1973. Bruce worked various jobs until settling with Airlite Plastics from where he retired in 1998 after 20 years of service. Bruce loved his family and was everyone's favorite uncle. He loved watching football and was a die-hard Nebraska Cornhusker fan. Bruce could make friends anywhere and loved visiting with anyone. He is survived by his wife, Fern of Council Bluffs, IA, sisters, Donna Kastens of Syracuse, NE and Anita Peterson of Syracuse, IN, many nieces, nephews, sister-in-law, Agnes Kerr of Denver, CO; brothers-in-law, Jim (Jane) Sternhagen of Yankton, SD and Alvin (Ruth) Sternhagen of Tabor, SD. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Dennis and Gene Meyer.