SCHOEMAN, Eunice L. 1915-2009
SCHOEMAN, HARDING, JOHNSTON, DOW, OCONNOR
Posted By: Marilyn O'Connor (email)
Date: 4/29/2012 at 20:04:39
Eunice L. Schoeman, 94, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, October 30, 2009, at the Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls.
She was born March 23, 1915, in Bridgeton, New Jersey, the daughter of Rev. William W. and Mary (Harding) Johnston. Eunice spent the first eleven years of her life in Nanjing, China, where her parents were Presbyterian missionaries. They later settled in California, where Eunice graduated from Santa Maria High School and attended Occidental College. On June 14, 1938, Eunice married Vernon Schoeman in Glendale California, and they returned to the family farm west of Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death in 1984. She remained on the farm unti 1994, when she moved to the Western Home Communities. Eunice was a member of Crossroads Assembly of God, where she taught Sunday School and played the piano for many years. She previously had been an active member of First Presbyterian Church, Cedar Falls.
Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Schoeman Dow, of Seattle, Washington; two sons,David (Barbara) Schoeman of Denver, Colorado and Bruce (Priscilla) Schoeman of Wilmar, Minnesota; a daughter-in-law, Audrey Schoeman, of Cedar Falls; six grandchildren, Julie (Mike) O'Connor, Steve(Kendra) Schoeman, Scott (Niki) Schoeman, Angela Schoeman, Tim (Karly) Schoeman, Matthew Schoeman; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Lawrence (Mildred) Johnston, of Moscow, Idaho,and a sister-in-law, Mildred Schoeman, of Cedar Falls.
Eunice was preceded in death by one son, Paul Schoeman, a daughter-in-law, Nancy Schoeman, and a brother, William Johnston.
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CEDAR FALLS - Eunice L. Schoeman, 94, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, Oct. 30, at Western Home Communities Elizabeth Martin Health Center.
She was born March 23, 1915, in Bridgeton, N.J., daughter of the Rev. William W. and Mary Harding Johnston. She married Vernon Schoeman on June 14, 1938, in Glendale, Calif. He died in 1984.
Mrs. Schoeman graduated from Santa Maria High School in California and attended Occidental College. She and her husband farmed west of Cedar Falls. She was a member of Crossroads Assembly of God, where she taught Sunday School and played the piano for many years.
Survived by: a daughter, Marilyn Schoeman Dow of Seattle; two sons, David (Barbara) of Denver, Colo., and Bruce (Priscilla) of Willmar, Minn.; a daughter-in-law, Audrey Schoeman of Cedar Falls; six grandchildren, Julie (Mike) O'Connor, Steve (Kendra) Schoeman, Scott (Niki) Schoeman, Angela Schoeman, Tim (Karly) Schoeman and Matthew Schoeman; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Dr. Lawrence (Mildred) Johnston of Moscow, Idaho; and a sister-in-law, Mildred Schoeman of Cedar Falls.
Preceded in death by: a son, Paul; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Schoeman; and a brother, William Johnston.
Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Western Home Communities chapel, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, rural Cedar Falls. Public visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, and for an hour before services Wednesday at the Western Home chapel.
[ Waterloo Courier, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 ]
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