Minnie Meeker of Eldridge, Iowa passed away on Monday, May 07, 2018 at Grand Haven Retirement Community. A visitation will be held 4-7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Runge Mortuary. A memorial service will held 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 11, 2018 at the mortuary, with Pastor Brad Sherman officiating. She will be interred with her husband of 56 years at Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Disabled American Veterans Association. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com. Minnie Phelps was born in Brownwood, Missouri on the February 3, 1930, daughter of Fred Wesley and Violet (Black) Phelps. Minnie met Richard Meeker in the summer of 1948 and on February 06, 1949 Minnie married Richard Darwin Meeker son of Vern and Grace (Little) Meeker in Davenport, Iowa. They lived and raised four boys in Bettendorf, Iowa. Minnie retired from Lou Marge’s in 1981. Minnie and Dick built their retirement home on Table Rock Lake where they enjoyed boating, swimming and taking long walks. They moved to Nixa in 1992. Dick passed away in 2005. She moved to Eldridge in 2017. Her hobbies included flower gardening and painting. Survivors include her four sons, Rick A. Meeker, and his wife, Patsey, of Davenport, Iowa, Rob L. Meeker, and his wife, Marcie, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Dan S. Meeker, Eldridge, Iowa, and Mark A. Meeker, and his wife, Peggy, of Blue Grass, Iowa; her sisters, Pauline Schwarz, of Naples, Florida, and Patsy Puchbauer, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Her husband preceded her in death.
