Nancy Carol (Collum) Eichhorn, 31 Dec 1938 - 04 Feb 2019

EICHHORN, COLLUM, KULPER, AMSDEN, THOMPSON, BLOMME

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 1/13/2020 at 14:28:32

Nancy Carol Eichhorn, 80, of Belle Plaine, Iowa passed away Monday, February 4, 2019 at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids.

Services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2019 at Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Service, Belle Plaine, Iowa with Pastor Tom Petersen officiating.

Visitation will be 9-11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place at Marengo Cemetery, Marengo, IA. Memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.hrabakfuneralhome.com.

Nancy was born December 31, 1938 in Belle Plaine, Iowa the daughter of Lester and Gertrude (Kulper) Collum. She attended Belle Plaine High School. June 4, 1957 Nancy married Charles Wm Eichhorn.

Together the couple moved to San Diego, CA where Charles served in the United States Navy. Following the Navy, they moved to Belle Plaine, IA where they raised their family. Nancy was a housewife, she also worked at Janss’ Locker on Main Street, Belle Plaine and retired from Benco Manufacturing in 2001.

Nancy enjoyed quilting, and was a volunteer at the Belle Plaine Community Center. She loved spending time with family and fishing with Charles at Rainbow Lake.

She is survived by her husband Charles Wm Eichhorn Sr. of Cedar Rapids; sons, Charles Wm. Eichhorn Jr. “Chuck” (Renee) Eichhorn of Delaware, VA, David (Denise) Eichhorn of Lacona, IA, Jon (Monica) Eichhorn of Belle Plaine, IA; daughters, Cindy (Joe Thompson) Amsden of Cloquet, MN, Sally Eichhorn of Belle Plaine, IA; sister Mary Ellen (Vernon) Blomme of Belle Plaine, IA; brother, Donald (Rose) Collum of Cedar Falls, IA; 16 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren.

Nancy was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Jake Collum, and Bill Collum.

Hrabak-Neuhaus Funeral Home website, an abbreviated version published in The Gazette on February 8, 2019