Johanna (Hanny) Meier

Johanna (Hanny) Meier, formerly of East Wawanosh Township, passed away at Huronlea Home for the Aged, on Monday, March 17, 2025, in her 101st year. 

 

The beloved wife of Fred Meier, who predeceased her in 2018, Hanny was born on her parents’ farm in the hills of Oberalbis, Switzerland on Jan. 9, 1925, to Hans and Marie (Jaggi) Kilchenmann. 

 

She lived a quiet farm life in Hausen am Albis in the Canton of Zurich with her three sisters and one brother. It was at a Red Cross Society meeting that she met Fred Meier. On Feb. 13, 1954, she married Fred (Fritz) Meier and they immigrated to Canada to start a new life farming and raising a family. 

 

Hanny was the devoted mother of Fred and Linda Meier, Oscar and Mary Ann Meier, and Chris and Jane Meier. She was the cherished grandmother of Heidi and David Laing, Laura and Greg Blackwell, Kerri Meier and Dave Bartman, Nicole and Pat Donnelly, Ryan and Christina Meier, Jeff and Amanda Meier, and Jason Meier and Emily Meier, and the treasured great-grandma of 12. 

 

Hanny will also be remembered by her family in Switzerland, and her many friends and neighbours.

 

Hanny’s greatest love was her family. She was a kind and caring person, always thinking of others before herself. She loved the farm, living the simple life it brought. She worked right alongside her husband Fred, helping to milk the cows, unload hay and make meals for all those who put in a hard day’s work. 

 

She took pride in her garden its many flowers and enjoyed watching the birds out of her front window. Hanny was an excellent cook, her grandkids and great-grandkids especially loved her homemade Eierzuepfe and Spaetzle. Her unique Easter eggs had become a family tradition with which her grandkids always helped. Our family’s greatest treasure will not only be the wonderful memories shared and good times we had, but the beautiful socks that she was always knitting for each and everyone of us. If you were ever given a pair of these socks, you were without a doubt a very dear friend of Hanny.

 

Hanny was a longtime member of the Blyth United Church and the Blyth United Church Women (UCW). It was very hard for her to move to Huronlea in 2020, but it became her new home, where she was treated with love and respect from the nurses and staff, for which we are truly thankful. We were very fortunate to celebrate her 100th birthday in January with a gathering of her family, friends, neighbours and the Swiss community.

 

Following Hanny’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no funeral home visitation. A private family celebration will be held at Brandon Cemetery in Belgrave at a later date.

 

As expressions of sympathy, the family would appreciate memorial donations to the Blyth United Church.

 

Messages of condolence for Hanny’s family are welcome at www.falconerfuneralhomes.com