EITZMAN, Lillian 1897-1970

EITZMAN, DRAKE

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 7/12/2014 at 15:12:12

Rev. Drake's Daughter Mrs. Eitzman, Died

Mrs. Lillian Eitzman, 72, the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Drake of Holland, passed away last Thursday at the Western Home in Cedar Falls of a heart condition. Funeral services were held Monday at the First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls with Rev. Lloyd Haney officiating. Burial was in the Colfax Center Presbyterian church cemetery near Holland. Her father was pastor of the Colfax church for many years.

Mrs. Eitzman was born April 1, 1897 in Holland, Iowa, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Drake. She married Rev. Edwin Eitzman in Grundy Center on July 1, 1921. She was an elementary teacher in Grundy county.

Survivors include two sons, Dr. Donald of Gainesville, Fla. and Dr. Douglas of Flint, Mich., two daughters of Pullman, Wash. and Cedar Rapids, a brother, Dr. John Drake of Anderson, Ind., two sisters, Mrs. John (Esther) Primus of Oskaloosa and Mrs. Harris (Edna) Lamb of Cedar Rapids.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 12 March 1970, pg 11