EIDE, Robert Pershing 1918-1968

EIDE, EGENES, HAUGE, KRUGER, BENNETT, TILLSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/23/2014 at 18:26:54

Funeral services were held Friday, May 17 for Robert P. Eide, 49, Leland, Iowa at the West Prairie Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Milo Lee officiating. Military graveside rites were conducted by the American Legion Post 121.

Robert Pershing Eide was born June 9, 1918, the son of Enoch and Helen Egnes Eide. He married Irene Hauge March 3, 1951 at Thompson.

Before moving to Leland he lived at Riceville. He was a veteran of World War II. During his lifetime he was a truck driver and bus driver. He had worked at Winnebago Industries for a time and was a custodian at Leland school until his health forced him to remain home.

He was a member of the West Prairie Lutheran Church and belonged to the American Legion and VFW at Leland.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant son, Robert Pershing, Jr.

Surviving are his wife, Irene; two children, Crystal, and Carla, 5; four brothers, Herbert, Leland; James, Kenneth, Gordon, all of Riceville; three sisters: Mrs. W. W. Kruger, Albert Lea; Mrs. Martin Bennett, LeRoy and Mrs. W. T. Tillson, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Burial was in the church cemetery.

Source: Riceville Recorder, Thursday, May 23, 1968.
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Note: The actual newspaper article had his mother's maiden name spelled "Egnes" but it is believed that it should be "Egenes."

Below is a photo of Robert from World War II.

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