The Life of NADINE VELMA CARR
Nadine V. Carr, 76, formerly of Marion and Des Moines, died Friday, November 10, 2006, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thrusday, November 16, at First United Methodist Church in Ames, with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery in Des Moines.
Nadine Velma Meyer Carr was born February 5, 1930, in Fairmont, NE, the seventh of ten children born to Henry and Bertha (Isley) Meyer. She was raised in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1949. On June 24, 1951, she married Eddie L. Carr Jr. at Union Park Methodist Church in Des Moines.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, playing board games and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Eddie; daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Arnie Wonders of Nevada, Debra and Leonard Mermel of Barrington, RI, Kaylene and David Pagliai of Walford, and Kristy and Gary Marnin of Ames; eight granddaughters, Angelinea (Joe) Diedrichs, Alethea (Jason) Decklever, Emily (Ryan) Neely, Elizabeth Mermel, Tiffany (Rustin) Krapfl, Theresa (Bradey) Adams, and Sarah and Caroline Marnin; one grandson, Elliot Mermel; eight great-grandchildren, Athena Bowen; Heather, Grace, Maebel and Luke Krapfl; Noelle and Ava Diedrichs, and Declan Adams; five sisters, Irene Ulmer, Geniece Ulmer, Henrietta Huss, Dorothy Jean Curtis and Marilyn Wright; one brother, Dean Meyer; and many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, two brothers, Kenneth and Donald Meyer; one sister, Betty Jane Holt; and one great-grandchild, Griffin Diedrichs, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, at Adams Funeral Home in Ames.
Memorial contributions may be given in her name to the charity of your donor''s choice.
Nadine Velma Meyer Carr was born February 5, 1930, in Fairmont, NE, the seventh of ten children born to Henry and Bertha (Isley) Meyer. She was raised in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa and graduated from Norwalk High School in 1949. On June 24, 1951, she married Eddie L. Carr Jr. at Union Park Methodist Church in Des Moines.
She was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, playing board games and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Eddie; daughters and sons-in-law, Diane and Arnie Wonders of Nevada, Debra and Leonard Mermel of Barrington, RI, Kaylene and David Pagliai of Walford, and Kristy and Gary Marnin of Ames; eight granddaughters, Angelinea (Joe) Diedrichs, Alethea (Jason) Decklever, Emily (Ryan) Neely, Elizabeth Mermel, Tiffany (Rustin) Krapfl, Theresa (Bradey) Adams, and Sarah and Caroline Marnin; one grandson, Elliot Mermel; eight great-grandchildren, Athena Bowen; Heather, Grace, Maebel and Luke Krapfl; Noelle and Ava Diedrichs, and Declan Adams; five sisters, Irene Ulmer, Geniece Ulmer, Henrietta Huss, Dorothy Jean Curtis and Marilyn Wright; one brother, Dean Meyer; and many nieces and nephews.
Her parents, two brothers, Kenneth and Donald Meyer; one sister, Betty Jane Holt; and one great-grandchild, Griffin Diedrichs, preceded her in death.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, at Adams Funeral Home in Ames.
Memorial contributions may be given in her name to the charity of your donor''s choice.