Eichelberger, Norma (1927 - 2017)

EICHELBERGER, SONDERGARD, ESPELUND, OBRECHT, NELSON, WAGNER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/5/2017 at 15:44:55

Name of deceased: Norma Gayle Eichelberger (nee Sondergard)

Aged: 89 yrs, 6 mo, 16 days

Residence: Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center, Avoca, IA

Born: Nov. 12, 1927; Avoca, IA

Died: May 28, 2017; Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center, Avoca, IA

Funeral services: Friday, June 2, 2017; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, Avoca, IA

Survived by: Children, Rex Eichelberger (spouse, Paula) of Avoca, IA, Margie (spouse, Mike) Espelund of Council Bluffs, IA, Lafe Eichelberger of Saint Augustine, FL, and Sally (spouse, Larry) Obrecht of Harlan, IA; 8 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John L. and Helen Margery (nee Nelson) Sondergard, Jr.; husband, Ike; sister, Donna Wagner; brother, Jack Sondergard

Education: attended school in the Avoca, IA area and graduated in 1946

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Lafayette “Ike” Eichelberger; Aug. 25, 1955; Congregational Church, Avoca, IA

Employment: had various occupations, including working for a phone company in Lincoln, NE and CA for a short time; she also sorted seed corn for Piittmann Seed Company and worked for the Avoca (IA) Movie Theater. She was a homemaker after her marriage.

Hobbies/Interests: doodling, drawing, and collecting Franklin Mint Cars (although she never learned to drive); family gatherings

Sources: harlanonline.com; pauleyjones.com