FICKEL, Eleanor P. 1903-1984

FICKEL, RAMBO, PARSONS, BEAUCHAMP, BURTON, SMITH, REAMS

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Fairfield Ledger (Ia.)
Monday, May 21, 1984

Eleanor FICKEL rites Tuesday

Eleanor P. FICKEL, 80, longtime resident of Fairfield, died at 2:40 p.m. Sunday at the Jefferson County Hospital where she had been a patient for the past week. The family home is at 1201 S. Sixth St.

Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Behner Funeral Home. The Rev. Clair Odell will officiate and burial will be in Wright Cemetery southeast of Fairfield. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Assn.

Mrs. FICKEL was born Sept. 18, 1903 in Van Buren County, the daughter of James M. and Eliza RAMBO PARSONS. She was married to John R. FICKEL Jan. 14, 1928 in Fairfield.

Mrs. FICKEL graduated from Douds-Leando High School in 1922 and attended Parsons College. A former teacher in Jefferson County rural schools, she made her home in the Fairfield community for 62 years.

She is survived by her husband, two daughters and one son: Darlene BEAUCHAMP, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Alice BURTON, Lafayette, Ind.; and Ralph FICKEL, Fairfield.

Also surviving are five grandchildren and the following sisters and brother: Ethel SMITH, Douds; Edna REAMS, Sun City, Ariz.; and Mark PARSONS, Sun City, Ariz. She was preceded in death by five brothers, one sister and one grandson.

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Admin. note: Husband John R. FICKEL died in 1993 and is buried with her.