| Eleanora Anna Sophia Grebert |
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| from Arliss Powell - Arlissann80@comcast.net |
Eleanora was born on her parent's farm north of Clarinda, Iowa. She attended Jackson public school through the 6th grade and Immanuel Lutheran School 7th and 8th grades. She was baptized and confirmed in that church. During the period she atttended Immanuel school, she drove a horse and buggy, picking up her little cousin, Arliss Baumgarten. During the severe winter months, Eleanor stayed at the Baumgarten home. The two girls walked to school, cutting across the fields making it a much shorter walk. She and her husband, Herb, farmed adjacent to her home farm on what was then referred to as "Wall Street". Reitirement took them to a neat bungalow in Clarinda where she lived until her death. Eleanora was close to her sisters, particularly Martha who lvied near Seward, NE. And to Arliss to whom she was a "big sister". [written May 23, 2007] |
| Memorial Card: |
| Eleanora Herzberg |
| Born: October 30, 1917 Page County, Iowa |
| Entered Into Rest: March 14, 1999 Clarinda, Iowa; age 81 years, 4 months, 14 days |
| Services Held At: St John's Lutheran Church, 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 17, 1999 |
| Clergy: Rev Gary Jaeckle, Pastor |
| Pallbearers: Leonard Rossander, Roger Rossander, Darwin Herzberg, Dean Herzberg, Alfred Grebert, David Grebert |
| Music: Carolyn Foster, Organist; Loren Gray, Vocalist |
| Music Selections: "Amazing Grace" and "What a Friend We Have In Jesus" |
| Interment: Clarinda Cemetery, Clarinda, Iowa |
| Obituary: |
| Eleanora Herzberg |
Eleanora Herzberg, 81, of Clarinda, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 14, 1999, at her residence in Clarinda. Eleanora Anna Sophia Herzberg was born October 30, 1917, in Page County, Iowa, the daughter of John "Fred" and Henrietta (Rope) Grebert. She attended Immanuel Lutheran and Jackson Country Schools. She was united in marriage to Herbert Herzberg on July 18, 1946, in Atchison, Kansas. Herbert preceded her in death on September 21, 1976. Eleanora was a homemaker and a member of St John's Lutheran Church. She was also a member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) and the Widowed Persons' Group. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, brother Hilbert Grebert, and an infant sister at birth. Survivors include her son, Gene Herzberg and wife Anita of Ballwin, Missouri; 2 grandchildren: Heidi Mogensen and husband John of Omaha, Nebraska, and Jeffrey Herzberg of Fremont, Nebraska; 2 sisters: Edna Herzberg of Clarinda, and Martha Krieser of Seward, Nebraska; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 10:00 am Wednesday, March 17th, 1999, at St John's Lutheran Church with Rev Gary Jaeckle officiating. Burial was in the Clarinda Cemetery. There was an open visitation at the funeral home. Eickemeyer Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Nodaway Valley Museum, Clarinda. |