Ronald Richard Merz

1938 - 2019  (80 years)

• Name	Ronald Richard Merz
  Nickname	Ron
  Birth	22 Nov 1938	Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 2019	Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Cremation	1 Apr 2019	St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Person ID	I362	Peter and Anna
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Peter Richard Merz,   b. 30 Jul 1903, Near Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 11 Feb 1980, Harper, Keokuk County Iowa (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Theresa Sondag,   b. 5 Nov 1903, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa d. 20 Feb 1988, Sigourney Care Center, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	8 Feb 1927	St. Elizabeth Church, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sharon Moothart,   b. 12 Aug 1939
  Marriage	16 Aug 1960
  Divorce	30 May 1973
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F1135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Children	1. Brooke Suzanne Schmidt,   b. 8 Jun 1970  [Father: Stepchild]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Living
  Family ID	F1136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 22 Nov 1938 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Death - 27 Mar 2019 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Cremation - 1 Apr 2019 - St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  OBITUARY - Ronald Merz HARPER-Ronald Merz, age 80, of Harper, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at his home. Ron was born November 22, 1938, near Harper, to Richard and Margaret (Sondag) Merz and graduated from St. Elizabeth High School. He served in the Army Reserves for four years. On August 1, 1975, he married Carolyn Sue McFarlan at the What Cheer United Methodist Church. The couple lived in the Harper community where Ron served as Deputy Sheriff, Deputy Clerk of Court, County Auditor and was a salesman for Fidler and Chambers Company for 28 years, retiring in 2007. He also farmed for 27 years. Ron was a member of Holy Trinity Parish, Knights of Columbus for 10 years, Lions Club several years and served on the St. Elizabeth Parish Council and as Lay Director of Holy Trinity Parish. He enjoyed woodworking. Survivors include his wife: Sue of Harper; two sons: Gregory (Charlene) Merz of Minneapolis, Minnesota and Chris Merz of Waterloo; two daughters: Brooke Schmidt of Des Moines and Cathrine Schmidt of Minneapolis, Minnesota; five grandchildren: Travis Bloomquist, Molly (Jennifer) Merz and Graham Merz, all of Minneapolis, Ben Merz and Matt Merz, both of Waterloo; five great grandchildren: Autumn, Haley and Abby Bloomquist, Kaydin and Chloe Berry; five sisters: Jeanette Hammes of Sigourney, Burnita Besser of Lakewood, Colorado, Marlene Hammes of Delta, Rose Mary (Pat) Shannon of Sigourney and Danita Pergeau of Peoria, Illinois; one brother-in-law: Gary (Barb) McFarlan of Altoona; 24 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers-in-law: Floyd Hammes, Jerome Besser, Robert Hammes and Ray Pergeau; two nephews: Timothy and Jeffrey Shannon and father and mother-in-law: K.F. and Juanita McFarlan. Memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 1, 2019, at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with Rev. Charles Fladung officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at the church, where there will be a wake service at 5:00. A general memorial has been established. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Ron and his family. Tributes may be made at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.