Mary Eileen (Trainor) Meyer was born Dec. 27, 1946, in Lincoln, to Arthur John and Louise Eileen (McManus) Trainor, and passed away Sept. 18, 2026, in Seward, at the age of 79 years, 8 months and 22 days.
Mary grew up in Lincoln, where she attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish and attended Blessed Sacrament Catholic School through eighth grade and then attended Pius X Catholic High School, graduating with the Class of 1965. After high school, she worked as a lab assistant in Lincoln. She was united in marriage on April 20, 1968, in Biloxi, Mississippi, to Kenneth Meyer. To this union. two daughters were born, Jill and Kari.
The couple lived in numerous places, spending time in Japan while Ken was in the Air Force, Louisiana and Lincoln before settling down in Seward where they have lived since 1977. Mary worked for Seward Public Schools as a para for several years and for Cattle Bank & Trust for more than 25 years before her retirement in 2009. While at Cattle Bank & Trust, she worked as a receptionist and a bookkeeper.
Mary was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Seward and was a long-time member of their PCCW. Mary was also a member of the Civil Service Commission, the Seward County Visitors and the Seward Fourth of July committees. During her free time, she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and playing cards. She loved dancing to polka music with Ken, visiting her gourmet club members and getting together with their magazine club. Mary enjoyed volunteering her time back to the Seward community. Ken and Mary were godparent leaders for the class of 1996.
Mary is preceded in death by her parents; parents-in-law, Ernst and Erma Meyer; brother, Mike Trainor; and brother-in-law, Norman Poppe.
She is survived by her husband, Ken Meyer of Seward; daughters and sons-in-law, Jill (Randy) Bierbaum of Seward, and Kari (Phil) Lenz of Gretna; grandchildren, Jacob (Clare) Bierbaum, Nathan (Makena) Bierbaum, Kylie Lenz, Paul Lenz, Hannah Bierbaum and Tyler Lenz; great-granddaughters, Mary Bierbaum, Lydia Bierbaum, Elizabeth Bierbaum and baby Bierbaum due early October; siblings and spouses, Tom Trainor of Lincoln, and Maggie (Rick) Mertens of Bennet; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Margo Poppe of Bloomfield, Steve (Nancy) Meyer of Omaha, and Stan (Nancy) Meyer of Geneva; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 1 – 4 p.m. at Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home with family greeting friends from 5:30 – 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 10 a.m. at the church with a graveside service at the Seward Cemetery.
Arrangements by Zabka-Perdue Funeral Home.
