AUSTIN, Eunice 'Wilke' 1928 - 2015

AUSTIN, WILKE, GROSSMAN, CLAERHOUT, MILLER, MELTON, BENNETT, IRELEND, BOUVE

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 10/25/2017 at 12:34:14

Eunice (Wilke) Austin, 87, of Clear Lake, passed away Friday (August 21, 2015) at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, Iowa.

A Memorial service to celebrate Eunice’s life will be held 1:00 p.m. on Monday (August 24, 2015) at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 4th Street, with Reverend Dennis Ganz officiating. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday prior to the service. In lieu of customary remembrances, memorials may be directed in care of her family.

Eunice was born on February 24, 1928 in Waterloo, Wisconsin to Edna (Wilke) Grossman. She attended Sun Prairie High School in Wisconsin and graduated in 1949. After her graduation Eunice lived in many places; Washington D.C., California, Wisconsin, and in 1971 found herself in Clear Lake, Iowa. On November 24, 1951 Eunice married Paul Austin and spent many happy years together until his passing in 2004. For twenty-five years Eunice worked for American Cheeseman in Clear Lake. After her retirement in 2000, Eunice was able to spend more time on the things she loved. Golfing, playing bridge, listening to music, and working in the garden were some of her favorite pastimes, but most important was the time spent with her loving family and especially her grandchildren.

Eunice is survived by her son, Jeffery (Denice) Austin, of Clear Lake, Iowa; two grandchildren, Jacob Austin, Ames Iowa; and Amber Nicole (Jameson) Claerhout, Cambridge, Iowa; sisters, Doreen Miller, and Glorian (Clarence) Melton, both of Wisconsin; a daughter-in-law, Laurie (Mark) Austin-Bennett, Cambridge, Iowa; brother-in-law, Richard Irelend, Wisconsin; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul, son Joseph Austin, daughter Deborah Austin, and sisters Donna Bouvé and Gaylene Irelend.

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