Eichenberger, Lorraine Frances (Schlichte) 1926 – 2012

EICHENBERGER, SCHLICHTE, BRUESS, FRANZEN, MCELHENIE, LACOMB, STRUCK, CLAEYS, HOWELL, TIMP, HACKMAN, KLEVE, WOODARD, WEIGEL, RIHA

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 3/3/2013 at 15:38:41

Source: Decorah Journal September 6, 2012, page A-9

Lorraine Eichenberger

Lorraine Eichenberger, 86, of Calmar, formerly of Waucoma, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian. A Memorial Mass is at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Calmar, with Rev. Donald Hawes officiating. Organist is Jeannette Dietzenbach. St. Aloysius Choir sang “Be Not Afraid,” “I Have Loved You,” “Taste and See” and “On Eagle’s Wings.” Lector is Jim Schneberger. Offertory giftbearers are Sara and Corey Claeys. Honorary casketbearers are Brad Franzen, Lucas Timp, Adam Eichenberger, Ryan Eichenberger, Daine Eichenberger and Thomas Eichenberger. Interment is at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Waucoma.

Lorraine Frances (Schlichte) Eichenberger was born March 26, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Agnes (Bruess) Schlichte in Waucoma. Lorraine attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Waucoma High School in 1943. Lorraine married Tony Eichenberger Oct. 17, 1945, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waucoma and they were the parents of five children: Peggy, Robert, Dennis, Tom and Tina. Together they farmed near Waucoma and Lorraine also worked at Bucheit Produce in Calmar. Tony and Lorraine moved into Waucoma in 1951, and to Calmar in 1993.

She was a wonderful baker and enjoyed visiting and socializing with friends and family. Her greatest joy was to be around her family and especially her grandchildren. She always looked forward to Sunday afternoons when they would play cards together. Lorraine was a former member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Waucoma and currently a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar.

Lorraine is survived by her five children: Peggy (Delbert) Franzen, Waucoma; Robert (Denise) Eichenberger, Carson City, Nev.; Dennis (Bonnie) Eichenberger, Norco, Calif.; Tom (Deb) Eichenberger, Calmar; and Tina Eichenberger, Ossian; 16 grandchildren: Brad Franzen, Renee (Sam) McElhenie, Robert Eichenberger, Jr., Derek Eichenberger, Ryan Eichenberger, Daine (Jordan) Eichenberger, Britaney Eichenberger, Sherry (Steven) Lacomb, Andrea (David) Struck, Adam (Carrie) Eichenberger, Joe Eichenberger, Sara (Corey) Claeys, Tracy (Alex) Howell, Jennifer Timp, Lucas Timp and Megan (Billy) Hackman; along with 16 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Margaret Kleve, Waucoma; Helen Woodard, Hawkeye; and Irene (Bob) Weigel, New Hampton; one brother-in-law, Don Riha, Fort Atkinson.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Agnes (Bruess) Schlichte; her husband, Tony Eichenberg, in 1996; one sister, Rose Riha; and one brother, Ed Schlichte.

Transcribed from a newspaper clipping submitted by Janice Sowers.

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