Matthew Meester, age 45 of Rock Rapids, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, May 24th, at his residence in Rock Rapids.
A visitation will be held Thursday, May 28th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with the family present, at the Forster Community Center of Rock Rapids.
A Celebration of Life will be at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 28th, at the Forster Community Center of Rock Rapids, with Pastor Travis Remme officiating.
Memorials may be directed to the Meester family for later designation.
The Jurrens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
He was born in Harlan, IA to Randy and Jan Meester. The Meesters built lifelong memories growing up in Ellsworth, MN where they lived until 1994 when they moved to Rock Rapids, IA. Matt loved playing sports – wrestling, golf and especially baseball. He was also a member of the journalism team where he just LOVED being in his mother’s classroom He graduated from Central Lyon High School in 1999.
After high school, Matt attended Iowa Central Community College and graduated from University of Northern Iowa in 2005 with his much coveted Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies – where he made several lifelong friends, memories, and enjoyed cheering for the UNI panthers and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
After college, he moved to Sioux Falls where he worked at HSBC where he continued to leave lasting impressions with his quirk and wit. In 2012, he moved to Rock Rapids where he worked for Sanford Claims and then began working at Home Warranty.
Matt loved sarcasm, movies, Pearl Jam, re-watching episodes “The Office” for the “umpteenth” time, The Iowa Hawkeyes, and getting in the occasional (daily) Facebook debate. He also loved hanging out with and teasing his nieces and nephews who could give him grief right back. “Muncle Matt” will greatly be missed ,and family gatherings will never be the same without his random trivia questions, extremely far-fetched stories, and heated Scrabble games with his brother Tom and nephew Tucker.
Matt was also a great dog dad to his pride and joy, a bulldog Murdoch. Grateful for his life are his parents, Randy and Jan Meester of Rock Rapids, Iowa; Brother Tom (Rachel) Meester of Brandon, SD and their children Tucker (11), Tatum (8) and Ronnie (8); Sister Molly (Derek) Kreutzfeldt of Tea, SD and their children Bo (6), Maci (4), and Chloe (4 Months). His Aunt Lori (Kevin) Huisman of Sioux Center, IA and 3 cousins, Kristin (Andrew) Stimpson, Marc (Lauren) Wermersen, and Kaitlyn (Tony) Stoker.
Preceding him in passing is his Grandpa John and Grandma Mary Poock, Grandpa Kenny and Grandma Lorraine Meester, and two beloved bulldogs – Windsor and Mavis Meester.
