This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: EICHORN, TROYER, RUTZLOFF, CARPENTER, BECK, SCHWARTZ, KERSCHNER, FERGUSON, SCHROCK, SWARTZTRUBER, GINGERICK, STEELE, SAVER, BENDER Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JIB.2ACI/12644 Message Board Post: EICHORN, Lewis W., Nov. 5, 1973 EICHORN, TROYER, RUTZLOFF, CARPENTER, BECK, SCHWARTZ, KERSCHNER, FERGUSON, SCHROCK, SWARTZTRUBER, GINGERICK, STEELE, SAVER, BENDER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Carole Lynn (MOHNEY) CARR, Volunteer Transcriber Transcribed from an original newspaper clipping from the “Sturgis Daily Journal, “ which serves the St. Joseph County, Michigan area. Copy provided by the Sturgis Library, Sturgis, Michigan. http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/spl.html Listed on this site are volunteers to do look-ups, check it out to see if they have what you are looking for. http://members.tripod.com/~tfred/stjolookups.html >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lewis W. EICHORN, 70, 365 Findley Rd., Nottawa Township, died Saturday afternoon in Sturgis Hospital, where he was admitted Friday evening. He was born in Kalona, Iowa, Dec. 26, 1902, a son of Lewis and Mary (RUTZLOFF) EICHORN. Mr. EICHORN had lived in Michigan the past 28 years, coming from New York. He was married to Ida TROYER in October of 1921, in Oklahoma. Mr. EICHORN had been a farmer, and, upon his retirement, was employed as a carpenter. He was a member of the Locust Grove Mennonite Church where he was active as a Visiting Brother, Sunday School teacher and coordinator of the Mennonite Disaster Service. Surviving are his widow; four sons, Arthur, Lewis C. and Paul EICHORN, all of Sturgis, and Floyd EICHORN, Three Rivers; four daughters, Mrs. Marcus (Esther) CARPENTER, Burr Oak; Mrs. Leonard (Wilma) BECK, Archbald, Ohio; Mrs. Henry (Pauline) SCHWARTZ, Centreville, and Mrs. Bill (Faye) KERSCHNER, Sturgis; 35 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four half brothers, Enoch, New York; Herman, California; Paul, Paraguay; and Mark, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. George (Mary) FERGUSON, Florida; Mrs. Ezra (Edna) SCHROCK, both of Florida; Mrs. Elma SWARTZTRUBER and Mrs. Wilma GINGERICK, both of Turner, Mich.; two half sisters, Mrs. Henry (Clara) STEELE and Salome SAVER, both of New York; one step-brother, Ernest BENDER, Nappanee, Ind.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews. One son, Edwin, a brother, Arthur, two grandchildren and one great-grandson preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Foglesong Funeral Home until noon Tuesday. The body will be taken to the Locust Grove Mennonite Church in Findley where services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, with Dr. Dean Brubaker officiating. Interment will take place at Locust Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Mennonite Disaster Service at the Locust Grove Mennonite Church. END