You may not have known Lena Meijer. As with many women of her generation, she was the backbone of the family. In this case, it's the family was the Meijer family, whose stores are all over the Midwest now. Lena Meijer was a daughter, a wife, a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, and eventually a philanthropist. She died this past Saturday. Meijer was 102.
The matriarch of the Meijer family and wife of the mastermind behind Meijer stores has died. Lena Meijer passed away on Saturday (1/15) at 102 years old.
There were several alcohol-related crashes and accidents this past weekend. You can see the damage from one of them at the Meijer gas station on Pennsylvania when you drive by.
The Grand Rapids location, which now has a historical marker placed on the property, will be celebrating it's 60th year in business on June 6th, of 2022.