James W. Meyer Sr., 83, of Ladysmith, Wis., died on March 1, 2019, surrounded by loving family at his "snowbird" home in Florence, Ariz. Jim always announced on March 1 every year that it was time to go home to Wisconsin.

He is survived by his wife, Patricia; daughters Sherry (Larry) Galetka and Darla (Mike) Dernovsek; sons James W. (Connie) Meyer Jr. and Christopher (Stacy) Meyer; 10 grandchildren — Sarah (Mar) Morgan, Erin (Gessner) Rivas, Joel Dernovsek, Nathan (Kaylee) Dernovsek, Joshua (Jasmine) Stansbury, Brittany (Jay) Howard, Breanne Meyer, Chase Meyer, Cole (Anna Burlingame) Meyer and Chandler Meyer; and 11 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Shirley Williams and Marian (Bud) Mallo.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 9 at the Congregational UCC Church in Ladysmith with Rev. David Bowles officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Sheldon.

Friends may call after 4:00 PM on Friday, March 8 at the Congregational UCC Church and again on Saturday for an hour prior to service time at the Church.

A complete obituary will be published in the Ladysmith News and the Medford Star News.