Norman Meyer

Norman H. Meyer, 86, of Fort Collins died Saturday, March 24, 2007, at Medical Center of the Rockies. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, 305 E. Elizabeth St. the Rev. Brian Bestian will officiate. A graveside service will be held in Manning, Iowa. Norman H. Meyer was born June 29, 1920 in Lincoln, Neb., to C. Henry Meyer and Louise Manske Meyer. He grew up in Lincoln and graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He moved in 1952 to Denver. Norman married Jeanette Ann Gruhn on Nov. 28, 1959 in Manning, Iowa. They lived in Golden until 1989. He was a mechanical design engineer for Coors Brewing Company for 26 years. He also worked for Stearns-Roger Corp. of Denver, Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Company in Milwaukee, Wis., and the Glenn L. Martin Company in Omaha, Neb. At the Martin plant he was a liaison engineer in the project engineering department which did the modification work on the bomb bay of the "Enola Gay." Norman and Jeannette Meyer retired in 1982 and moved to Fort Collins in 1989. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Denver Kickers in Golden, founder and member of the Lutheran Fellowship Group of Denver, a volunteer for the Poudre Valley Hospital and Aspen Club in Fort Collins. Hobbies were traveling, fishing, bowling and jigsaw puzzles. As a Boy Scout in Lincoln, Neb., he achieved Eagle Scout. Survivors include his wife, Jeanette of Fort Collins; one son, Christian H. Meyer and his wife, Candy Meyer; and one grandchild, Claire Yuka Meyer of Santa Clarita, Calif. His parents, one sister and two brothers preceded him death. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John's Lutheran Foundation in care of Bohlender Funeral Chapel, 121 West Olive Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.bohlenderfuneralchapel.com