Donald John Meyers, 80, of Utica, Illinois, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria.
Funeral Services for Don will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. David E. Daniel officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4 at the Ottawa Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park with full military rites.
Don was born August 6, 1935, in Ottawa, to John and Harriet (Ward) Meyers. He married Carol J. Nicholson on August 1, 1959, at Zion Lutheran Church. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Local 19, and Barber Shop Quartet. Don served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1957, and also served on the Honor Guard.
He is survived by his wife, Carol J.; one daughter, Brenda (Rick) Schomas of Marseilles; two sons, Gregory (Jennifer) Meyers of Winter Haven, Florida; and Glenn Meyers of Bay St. Louis, Missouri; 8 grandchildren, Jeremy and Emily Meyers, Megan Meroni, Christopher, Clark, and Samantha Meyers, Nick (Amanda) Schomas, and Kailey Christine Schomas; 8 great grandchildren; one brother, Robert (Joann) Meyers of AZ; and four sisters, Evelyn Aska of Sycamore, Shirley Yednock of Florida, Sharon Nicholson of Utica, and Sandra (Joe) Stone of Ottawa.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Betty Hickey.
Pallbearers will be his grandchildren.
Memorials may be directed to Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church or www.fosteringdignity.org; a charity that donates backpacks to children entering foster care.
Don is laid to rest in the Garden of the Last Supper.