Lucille H. Messerer

Lucille H. Messerer, 95, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Windhaven Assisted Living Center, Western Home Communities. She was born July 15, 1917 in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Louise (Pupke) Muschewske. Lucille married Hoyt C. Messerer August 30, 1941 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death May 4, 2001. She graduated from Guttenberg High School and attended Manchester Junior College in Manchester, Iowa and Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Lucille taught elementary school in Arlington, Iowa for two years. After her marriage to Hoyt, she became a homemaker. She enjoyed playing golf, bridge, gardening, and painting landscapes. Lucille was a member of Beaver Hills Country Club, the Cedar Falls Federated Flower Art Club, and Chapter FV P. E. O. Lucille is survived by her daughter, Ellen (Eldon) Koch, of Maquoketa, Iowa; three grandchildren, Seth (Alice) Koch of Tama, Matt (Michelle) Koch of Coralville, and Sarah (Greg) Crom of Cedar Falls; five great grandchildren, Grant, Mason, Lane, Cade, and Quinn Koch, and one sister, Arleen Wolf, of Edgewood, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Hoyt C. Messerer, and an infant son, Hoyt C. Messerer Jr. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 12, 2013, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Alzheimer Association. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.