083119 Donna Meyer funeral (GS)

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media Lyla Blanchard prepares the 1900’s horse-drawn hearse to carry the body of Donna J. Meyer, 57, of Marengo, on Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, from the Marengo-Union Funeral Home to the Marengo City Cemetery. Meyer, who passed away on August 17, 2019, was an expert horse trainer and a career as a horseshoer, with clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media A bicyclist waves to John and Lyla Blanchard as they drive their 1900’s horse-drawn hearse on Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, to pick up the body of Donna J. Meyer, 57, of Marengo, from the Marengo-Union Funeral Home by a 1900’s horse-drawn hearse before the procession to the Marengo City Cemetery. Meyer, who passed away on August 17, 2019, was an expert horse trainer and a career as a horseshoer, with clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media The body of Donna J. Meyer, 57, of Marengo, is carried Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, from the Marengo-Union Funeral Home by a 1900’s horse-drawn hearse, driven by John and Lyla Blanchard, as Meyer’s horse, Harley, follows behind during the funeral procession to the Marengo City Cemetery. Meyer, who passed away on August 17, 2019, was an expert horse trainer and a career as a horseshoer, with clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media The body of Donna J. Meyer, 57, of Marengo, is carried Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, from the Marengo-Union Funeral Home by a 1900’s horse-drawn hearse, driven by John and Lyla Blanchard, as Meyer’s horse, Harley, follows behind during the funeral procession to the Marengo City Cemetery. Meyer, who passed away on August 17, 2019, was an expert horse trainer and a career as a horseshoer, with clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media The body of Donna J. Meyer, 57, of Marengo, is carried Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, from the Marengo-Union Funeral Home by a 1900’s horse-drawn hearse, driven by John and Lyla Blanchard, as Meyer’s horse, Harley, follows behind during the funeral procession to the Marengo City Cemetery. Meyer, who passed away on August 17, 2019, was an expert horse trainer and a career as a horseshoer, with clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

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Gregory Shaver for Shaw Media The body of Donna J. Meyer, 57, of Marengo, is carried Saturday morning, August 31, 2019, from the Marengo-Union Funeral Home by a 1900’s horse-drawn hearse, driven by John and Lyla Blanchard, as Meyer’s horse, Harley, follows behind during the funeral procession to the Marengo City Cemetery. Meyer, who passed away on August 17, 2019, was an expert horse trainer and a career as a horseshoer, with clients in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.