Obituaries of O'Brien County, Iowa
Obituaries of O'Brien County, Iowa
Frank Eich
Funeral services were held for Frank Eich 63, Tuesday morning at nine thirty at St. Patrick's Catholic church with Rev. Gerald Wingert officiating. Frank Peter Eich, son of the late Peter & Mary Eich was born at sheldon, April 1 1888 and passed away Oct 12, 1951 following an accident when a tractor overturned on him causing almost instantaneous death. Mr. Eich was educated in the Hospers Catholic School & engaged in farming until his retirement some years ago.
He was married to Mary Smith at Willowdale, Kansas Sept 27, 1911. The widow with 8 sons and 4 daughters survive. They are Peter of Belguim, Wis, Edward of Artesia, Cal, Thomas Lake Benton, Minn, Adam of Minneota, Minn, Alvin of Sheldon, Earl with the army and stationed at Fort Eustis, Va, Paul with the Navy at the Great Lakes & Franklyn of Minneota, Minn. Mrs. S.P. Jungers (Irene) of Harris, Mrs R. D. Warner (Evelyn) of Sheldon, Mrs E. C. Norton (Gladys) of Sheldon & Mary of Sheldon. A son & daughter died in infancy. Other survivors are: three brothers, William of Sheldon, Martin of Sioux City & George of Long Beach, Cal. & 2 sisters, Kathryn of Sheldon & Mrs H.C. Johnston (Martha) of Compton Cal. Pallbearers were Cornelius Koole, Neal DeJong, Heinie Harbst, John Schneider, Sr. Wm Koel & Eugene Mulhern. Interment was in St Patricks cemetery.
Those from a distance who attended the funeral were Mr & Mrs S.P. Jungers, of Harris, Peter Eich of Belgium Wis, Ed Eich of Artesia, Cal, Tom Eich of Lake Benton, Minn, Adam Eich of Minneota, Minn, Earl Eich of Ft. Eustis, Va, Paul Eich, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Franklyn Eich of Minneota, Minn. Helen Borsler, Port Washington Wis, Mr & Mrs. George Eich, Long Beach, Cal., Mr & Mrs Martin Eich, Sioux City, Charley Wallace, Mr & Mrs. Mike Eich and son Joe Eich & Mrs. Louis Hiller all of Colman, S. D. Mr & Mrs Joe Engels, Minneota Minn, Mr & Mrs John Bayer, Cylinder, Mr. & Mrs Weldon VanKekerix, Tyler Minn. & Mr & Mrs. Bud Dobbertin, Omaha, Neb.
[Submitted By: Todd Eich]
Mary Ann Eich
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ann Eich, of Sheldon will be held Friday, March 7, (1968) at 10:30a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sheldon. Rev. Cletus Keleher will officiate. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. The rosary will be recited Thursday evening with guild rosary at 7:30 and the parish rosary at 8:45 in the Vander Plog Funeral Home in Sheldon. Pallbearers will be Carlyle Eich, Art Penning, Arnie Langenhorst and Marv Hassebroek. Mrs. Eich passed away Tuesday March 4, in the Sheldon Community Memorial Nursing Wing after a long illness. She was born December 1, 1891 at Willow Dale, Kansas. Her husband passed away in 1951. She is survived by four daughters; Mrs. Slyvester Jungers of Milford, Iowa, Mrs. Alfred Hale of Mountain Home, Idaho, Mrs. Ervin Norton of Artesia, California, Mrs. Gene Peschon of Hatfield, Minnesota and eight sons; Peter of Grafton, Wisconsin, Ed of Artesia, California, Thomas of Alexandria, Minnescota, Adam of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Alvin of Lake Benton, Minnesota, Earl of Port Washington, Wisconsin, Paul of Le Mars, Iowa, Frank of Enumclaw, Washington and one sister, Mrs. John Giller of Wichita, Kansas and two brothers; William Smith of Kingman, Kansas, Nelson Smith of Wichita, Kansas. Plus 43 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. [Submitted By: Todd Eich]
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