Kathleen C. Meirick

Kathleen Clara Meirick, age 91, passed away peacefully, Friday, September 4, 2020 at Colonial Manor, Elma, Iowa with son, Tony, and daughter, Sandra, by her side. Funeral service will be held 11:00 AM, on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, with burial in the Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation be held at the church beginning at 9:30 AM with Conway Markham in charge of the arrangements. Family requests masks to be worn for your protection. Online condolences may be left at www.conway-markhamfh.com. Memorials may directed to the family. She was born June 3, 1929 to Charles and Ella McGee. She grew up on the family farm north of Elma. She graduated out of the class of 1947 from the Immaculate Conception Academy. After graduation she was employed by Collins Radio Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She married Lyle Meirick on October 3, 1953. They made their home on a farm west of Alta Vista. As a homemaker, she was very devoted to her family. Kathleen was a member of St. Bernard’s Rosary Society and was a lifelong member of that parish. Survivors include 5 children, Tony (Deann) Meirick of Elma, Ia, Tim (Sheila) Meirick, of Kasson, MN, Connie (Pat) Schroeder of Pine Island, MN, Neal (Vicki ) Meirick of Pasadena, MD, and Sandra (Terry) Worple of Elma, Ia; 17 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Gerald (Marion) McGee of Elma, Iowa. Preceding her in death were her parents, sister, Eileen Weber, and daughter, Linda Hosek. She will be forever remembered for her strong faith in God and her love for her family. A special thanks to the staff at Colonial Manor for the wonderful care and attention they have given Kathleen over the past years.