Harvey Meyer, Jr.
Harvey L. “Skip” Meyer, Jr., 73, of St. Libory, died on Friday, December 30, 2022 at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island.
Services were held on January 5, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church in Worms. The Reverand Craig K. Niemeier officiated. Morgan Wadkins-Meyer was the soloist; she sang “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)”. Sandy Davis was the organist. Congregational hymns included “What a Friend We Have In Jesus”, and “Rock of Ages”. Burial was at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with graveside military honors provided by Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul and the United States Army Funeral Honors Team. Casket Bearers were Jordan Meyer, Nicholas Meyer, Justin Meyer, Jesse Meyer, Jacob Meyer, and Les Glinsmann.
Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation.
Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is assisting the family.
Skip was born on November 27, 1949, in Grand Island, the son of Harvey L. and Irene T. (Ambrose) Meyer, Sr. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, where he also attended the parochial school. He grew up on the family farm northeast of St. Libory. In 1968, he graduated from St. Paul High School.
He was a proud Vietnam veteran who served his country in the United States Army from 1969 until 1971. He then returned to central Nebraska, where he had various jobs in the area, before becoming an insurance agent for Prudential Insurance for twenty-two years.
He was united in marriage to Carol J. (Kanter) Landin on June 11, 2005, in Loup City. The couple farmed near Worms and raised various miniature animals until the time of his death.
He was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church, where he had served as an elder. He was also a member of the Grand Island Lions Club and Carl Mogensen American Legion Post 119 of St. Paul.
Skip never knew a stranger and always had a “corny” joke to tell. He was also quite the historian and gave cemetery tours in central Nebraska. He enjoyed collecting antique tractors and playing Santa Claus, which he had done for the past fifty-two years. He is survived by his wife, Carol Meyer of St. Libory; children and spouses, Steven and Wendy Meyer and Jana and Troy Sawyer, all of Grand Island; step-sons and spouses, Jason and Heather Landin of Rockville and Jesse and Kristy Landin of Holdrege; eleven grandchildren; mother, Irene Meyer of St. Libory; siblings and spouses, Sandy and Jerry Howland of Omaha, Chuck and Cathy Meyer of St. Libory, Pam and Vernon Silvers of Hendersonville, North Carolina, Russ and Sandy Meyer of Giltner, Todd Meyer and Kim Wadkins of Gibbon, Dave Meyer of Archer, and Jay and Deb Meyer of St. Libory; sisterin- law, Frances Glinsmann of Rockville; and brotherin- law and spouse, Dwight and They Kanter of Canton, Mississippi.
He was preceded in death by his father; granddaughter, Remi Landin; sister-in-law, Jill Meyer; and brother-in-law, Wendell Glinsmann.