Joyce Dorothea Meyer

June 25, 1933 - May 13, 2019

Joyce Dorothea (McPherson) Meyer Born June 25, 1933, Deceased May 13, 2019 Joyce was born and raised in Kalamazoo, MI. She attended Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN. There, she met George Meyer and they married, November 21, 1954. To that union were born two children, Dan and Anne. Joyce was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was an avid quilter and cross stitcher. She loved spending time with her friends in quilt clubs across the country and cherished her time as a church secretary. Joyce and George were faithful and active in the many Lutheran congregations of which they were members in Indiana, Iowa and Arizona. Her father, mother and brother precede Joyce in death. She is survived by her husband, George; son and daughter, Dan Meyer (Sharon) and Anne Cameron (Doug); two grandchildren, Nate Meyer and Maggie Boesen (Jake); great-grand dog, Bear; sister-In-law, Carol McPherson; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 8301 Aurora Ave., Urbandale, Iowa. A visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m., with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 10:30 a.m. Food and Fellowship at Jethro’s Pork Chop Grill, Johnston, Iowa, immediately following. Graveside Services will be held 11 am, Friday, May 31, 2019 at the East Lawn Cemetery in Algona, Iowa. Please no flowers. Memorial contributions will be relayed to the Sun City West Quilters Club to provide supplies, which will be used for quilts to be donated to local community charities. For any questions please call Dyamond Memorial at 515-964-7543. For online condolences, or to share a memory or photo, go to www.dyamondmemorial.com