Gary A. Meyer, 70, of Morrison, IL, died Monday, March 15, 2021, at Morrison Community Hospital in Morrison.
Gary was born November 4, 1950, in New Brunswick, NJ, to Ralph and Clarice (Siefken) Meyer. In 1969 he graduated from Tri-Valley High School in South Dakota. He attended Northwestern College in Orange City, IA, and also Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL. On August 13, 1977, he married Dawn Marie Cary in Erie, IL. Gary was a member of Emmanuel Reformed Church. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and animals. He loved spending time with his grandchildren and greatly enjoyed spending time with his wife, Dawn. The two played Scrabble until the very end.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn; daughter, Julie Marie of Rock Island, IL; sons, Daniel (Ting) Meyer of Taiwan and David Meyer of Wilmington, DE; four grandchildren, Ocean Adam, Windy Silver, Zella Marie, and Phoebe Adele; mother, Clarice Meyer of Morrison; mother-in-law, Mary Kay Cary of Silvis, IL; sisters, Brenda Meyer of Orange City and Clarice Podeswa of Erie; brothers, Ralph (Kate) Meyer of FL and Calvin Meyer of Cedar Rapids, IA; many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Meyer; brother, Michael Meyer; father-in-law, Kenneth Cary.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Morrison, IL, officiated by Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Morrison.
A Visitation will precede the service, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Interment will be in Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, IL.
A memorial has been established by the family.