EISENMAN, Bernice J. (1913-2001)
EISENMAN, MANUEL, RIEHM, DURAN, WINTER, OETKER, NALL
Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 3/10/2016 at 20:44:59
Bernice Eisenman, 1913-2001
April 4, 2001
Bernice J. Eisenman, of Britt, died on Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, Britt. She was 88.
Funeral services were held on Saturday, March 31, at the Ewing Funeral Chapel in Britt. Lenora Kiley gave reflections on Mrs. Eisenman's life and a closing prayer was given by Ann Wilson. Interment will be in the Evergreen Cemetery at a later date.
Bernice Jennie Eisenman, the daughter of Fred and Jennie (Manuel) Riehm, was born on March 1, 1913, on a farm south of Duncan. She grew up in the Duncan area and attended country school. She attended the Britt High School where she received her Normal Training Teaching Certificate. She furthered her education by taking summer sessions at Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She taught in country schools and later obtained her cosmetology license.
On October 24, 1936, Bernice Riehm and Willard Eisenman were married at Rock Island, Illinois. The couple made their home and farmed north of Britt and in 1957 on a farm northwest of Crystal Lake. Following their retirement in 1985, they moved to Britt.
Mrs. Eisenman's interests included playing the violin, crocheting, spending time with friends and neighbors and in later years, using the Internet. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Mrs. Eisenman was a 68-year member of the Charity Rebekah Lodge #334 and a member of a neighborhood birthday club.
Survivors include one daughter, Cynthia Jane Eisenman of Papillion, Nebraska; one son, Harold W. Eisenman of Mason City; four grandchildren, Julie and Ed Duran of Cedar Rapids, Pam and Al Winter of Clarion, Monica and Jeff Oetker of Marshalltown and Andrew Eisenman of Mason City; and seven great-grandchildren.
Survivors also include two sisters-in-law, Florine Riehm of Garner and Mildred Nall of Scottsdale, Arizona; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Willard in 1988; her parents; and five brothers, Paul, Fred, Harold, Curtis and James.
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