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Obits > 1974 - Elmira Eyrich

Robin Purdus

 

Eyrich, Elmira 10/12/1893 7/5/1974 w/o Clarence

Republic 7-11-1974

Mrs. Clarence Eyrich, 80, of 321 East Main street, Geneseo, died at 3:25 a.m. Friday, July 5, in the Hammond Henry Hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon, July 7, in the Grace United Methodist church with the Rev. Wayne Goodwin, pastor, officiating. Mrs. Dale Sieben was organist and Mrs. John shoemaker and Mrs. Keith Tonkinson, soloists. Pallbearers were Larry Roseleib, Paul, Daniel, Wayne, and Mark Eyrich, and Terry Vermost. Burial was in Sharon cemetery, Spring Hill. The former Elmira Wayne was born October 12, 1893, in Redding, Pennsylvania, the daughter of John and Elmire Hafer Wayne. She was reared and received her education in Pennsylvania and had lived in the Geneseo area the past 50 years. On January 6, 1912, she was married to Mr. Eyrich in Redding. He died in 1950. She was a member of the Geneseo Grace United Methodist church and the United Methodist Women. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Howard Roselieb of Erie and Mrs. Virgil Blackman of Milan; four sons, Arlyn and Lee, bother of Geneseo, Cleon of Prophetstown, and Loy of Bell Plain, Minnesota; 22 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. She also was preceded in death by two sons, three sisters and two brothers.

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