May 10, 2026

Mom's Obituary

Rhoda E. Meister, 94, of Hanna City, died peacefully in her home at 6:45 a.m. on Friday, May 8, 2026. Born on March 30, 1932, in Teaneck, New Jersey, to John and Elizabeth (Sommer) Zeug, she married Paul E. Meister on June 10, 1951. They shared 53 years in a love-filled marriage, building a legacy together that lives on through their 11 children, 69 grandchildren, 95 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. Surviving are three sons, Paul (Rhonda) Meister, John (Elizabeth) Meister, and Daniel (Susan) Meister, and eight daughters, Judith (Mark) Sceggel, Diane (Mike) Honegger, Elizabeth (Greg) Herman, Ruth (Fedi) Davidovics, Nancy Meister, Joan (late Tim) Reinhard, Rachel (David) Sauder, and Karin Meister.Also surviving are two sisters, Virginia Bossart and Sandra Getz, and one brother, John (Marylou) Zeug. She was preceded in death by her husband, one son-in-law, and two grandsons. She and Paul were foster parents to over 60 children, she spent many years volunteering in the nursery at OSF, crocheting baby blankets, volunteering for Berean Prison Ministry, and traveling with her family. Her favorite place to be was watching the sunrise in Gulf Shores and looking for dolphins, but above all, she loved her Lord, and her life was dedicated in service to Him. Following a stroke in September 2021, she was blessed by around-the-clock care provided in her home by her children and grandchildren. In spending time caring for her, they were blessed, as well. She was a member of the Peoria Apostolic Christian Church on Sheridan Rd, where services will be held on Thursday, May 14, at 10 am, with visitation one hour before. Visitation will also be from 5:30 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, May 13, at the Davison-Fulton-Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery near Edwards, IL. Memorials may be made to Apostolic Christian LifePoints, Berean Prison Ministries, or Apostolic Christian Skylines.

I went out early to tease, both Basilea and Thalia were showing. Thalia was taken to the breeding stand.

When Mike arrived we brought Evan over and she covered successfully. Next we brought Basilea out. I made the mistake of putting her at the same breeding stand. Valiant was more interested in glaring at Evan than doing his job. Once we moved her to the other breeding stand so he was facing the pond he was fine and Basilea was covered. The horses were grained then I left first to deposit a check at Morton Com. Bank in Hanna City for Horsemeister  Then to Kroger. There the fried chicken for our Mother's day celebration at the barn was ordered. Next stop was Aldi and then Sam's club had the rest of the food needed for Mother's day.  At 1:00 Diane,  Joan, Ruth, and I met to drive to the funeral home to make all of the arrangements, pick out the coffin and all the other things the funeral home had us decide. Karin, John and Dan had already arrived. That went well, we pretty much all agreed on everything and all of us were a little surprised at the cost. It was under what we had been told it would cost. Diane even explained that the cost quoted was the same price they spent for John Honegger's funeral (I think she said 10 years ago) After leaving there We ate a very late lunch at Weavers then home. I took a nap then got up to go walking with Diane. Joan's family are all at a singing shower. We stopped to talk to Rhonda. Their lunch set up went well. Came back to the house and still no internet. There was none all evening yesterday at all. Instead of working on the blog read in bed until falling asleep.