Leona Meyer

at her home.

Mrs. Meyer was born April 29, 1919 in Emington, Illinois to Joseph and Agnes Kelly Foley. While living in Joliet, Ill. she was employed with Al Baskin Men’s Clothing Store and First National Bank. On October 17, 1959 she married Edwin John Meyer who preceded her in death on March 14, 2008. She and her husband had been residents of Joliet, Illinois prior to moving to Greensboro seventeen years ago. Mrs. Meyer was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in High Point, NC and was a former member of the Young at Heart Club of the church.

She is survived by her sisters; Phyllis Peterson and husband Paul of Jamestown, NC and Aldine O’Brien and husband Francis of Buckingham, Ill. There are three nephews, Mel Meyer of St. Louis, Missouri; Joseph Peterson of Greensboro, NC, and Craig Peterson and wife Sydney of High Point and one niece, Dawn Law and husband Jonathan of Greensboro and one great-nephew, Brayden Law. Mrs. Meyer has several nieces and nephews who also survive in Illinois.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with the Reverend Father Joseph C. Zuschmidt, O.S.F.S., Celebrant. The family will receive friends in the Gathering Space of the church on Saturday from 9:30 am until 11:00 a.m. prior to the Mass. Inurnment in the church columbarium will be at a later date.

The family desires to express their sincere gratitude to Hazel Green, Mrs. Meyer’s caregiver for the past two years, and to the many neighbors and friends for their love and care shown to Mrs. Meyer.

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