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Dorma J. Meyer

4/20/1938 - 11/23/2004


Obituary


Dorma Jane Meyer, 66, of Clarion, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2004 at the USA Healthcare Center in Clarion.

Graveside services for Dorma Meyer will be held on Friday, November 26, 2004 at 2:00 PM at the Union Cemetery in Iowa Falls, Iowa.

A memorial service for Dorma Meyer will be held on Monday, November 29, 2004 at 10:00 AM at the First Lutheran Church in Clarion with Pastor Gary Boen officiating.

Dorma Jane Meyer was born April 20, 1938 in Iowa City, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Lawrence J. and Alice Meyer.

Dorma lived in Iowa Falls until 1951, at which time she moved to the Lutheran Children’s Home in Waverly.  She lived in Waverly until 1956, when she moved to the Clarion area.

When she moved to Clarion, Dorma worked as a live-in housekeeper until 1973, and then became active at Unlimited Opportunities in September of that year.  She worked as a cashier at the center’s second-hand store beginning in 1986, and remained there until her retirement in July of 2004.  Dorma has lived at the USA Healthcare Center in Clarion since 1991.

Dorma was confirmed in the Lutheran Church on Palm Sunday, March 25, 1956, and was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Clarion.  Dorma enjoyed many activities; as a young girl she was a Girl Scout and was awarded numerous badges and medals.  She also liked to swim, roller skate, watch television and movies, play Bingo, play cards and spend quality time with her friends.  Dorma loved all kinds of music and enjoyed to travel as long as she was able.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Dorma is survived by an older brother, Charles and a younger brother, Duane who lives in New Hampton.