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R. William Merner
January 11, 1931 — April 20, 2004
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R. WILLIAM "BILL"
MERNER, 73, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died at home on Tuesday, April 20, 2004. Bill was born January 11, 1931 in Cedar Falls, the son of Roland and Jane E. (Eccles) Merner. He married Shirley Lechner on July 17, 1972 in Cedar Falls. Bill was a 1949 graduate of Cedar Falls High School and graduated from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. He served with the U.S. Army from 1956-57. Bill received his law degree in 1958 from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan and joined his father and grandfather at the law firm of Merner & Merner in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Bill is survived by his wife, Shirley Merner, of Cedar Falls; a daughter, Marci (Paul) Merner Ferra, of Newport Richey, Florida; a son, David W. Merner, of Cedar Falls; two grandchildren, Megan and Leah Merner, of Cedar Falls; a sister, Marianna Trerotola, of Waverly and a nephew, John Joseph Trerotola, of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial services were 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2004, at First United Methodist Church in Cedar Falls. Private interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Falls Municipal Band or the Cedar Falls Historical Society.
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