Jun. 19, 1919 - Oct. 18, 2015
Date of Service: Oct. 23, 2015
Leona Meta Mayer
BURLEY – Leona Meta Mayer, 96, of Burley, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at Paramount Parks Healthcare, in Eagle, Idaho.
Leona was born in Naper, Neb., June 19, 1919, the daughter of Reinhold and Hattie (Stahlecker) Meyer. She came to Burley, Idaho in 1940, and later married Clarence W. Mayer on June 19, 1943. They also lived in Elk Grove, Calif. for a few years. She spent most of her life in Burley, and was a member of the First Christian Church.
Leona worked for Chall Allred at Feeders Grain Supply for over thirty years. She enjoyed her work as a bookkeeper. Leona also enjoyed being a homemaker and spending time with her family and friends. She was able to do some traveling on her vacation time with lady friends. They traveled to Hawaii, Europe, the Eastern United States and Alaska.
Her husband, Clarence, passed away in 1988 from Multiple Sclerosis, which he had for many years. Leona retired in 1990, and spent the winter months in Arizona for a number of years. She traveled to many places with her companion, Ray Johnson. They enjoyed going to Alaska to visit her son and his wife and Ray’s four daughters. She loved his family like her own. A few years after Ray’s passing, in 2008, Leona moved to Boise, in 2011, where she lived at Salmon Creek Retirement Center.
Leona is survived by three sons, Stan (Ruth) Mayer of Eagle, Dennis (Lane) Mayer of Orofino, and Terry Mayer of Boise; two grandchildren, Rob (Shannan) Mayer of Rupert, Julie (Al) Buisman of Meridian, four great-grandchildren, Terry Joe Mayer, Zachary Mayer, Jacob Mayer, and Annika Buisman; one sister, Iona Carstens of Norfolk, Neb., many nieces and nephews; and the family of Ray Johnson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, one daughter-in-law, two brothers, two sisters, and her companion, Ray.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, October 23, at the Rasmussen Funeral Home, 1350 E. 16th St., in Burley. Burial will follow at the Pleasant View Cemetery.
The family wishes to thank those at Paramount Parks Healthcare in Eagle, and Signature Hospice for their wonderful care and understanding.
