Eckel, Gilbert J.

1913 - 1986  (73 years)

• Name	Eckel, Gilbert J.
  Birth	9 Apr 1913	Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ECKE.G002
  _FGRAVE	76864013
  Funeral	19 Sep 1986	Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army  [2]
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) This insignia was worn during World War II. The Technician ranks were removed from the U.S. Army rank system in 1948, although the concept was brought back with the Specialist ranks in 1955.
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	16 Sep 1986	Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Burial was in the Crest Haven Cemetery with full military graveside rites by the Olney veterans organizations.
  		Headstone, Eckel, Gilbert J.
  Person ID	I31214	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Eckel, John G.,   b. 23 Dec 1879, Gage County, Nebraska d. 23 Sep 1961, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Schoneberg, Millie M.,   b. 16 May 1894, Pickrell, Gage County, Nebraska d. 19 Jun 1985, Burgin Manor Nursing Home West, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1912	Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
  Age at Marriage	He : 32 years and 4 months - She : 17 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F1667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wachtel, Florence M.,   b. 19 Jul 1918, Richland County, Illinois d. 3 Mar 1994, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1942
  Age at Marriage	He : 28 years and 11 months - She : 23 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. ECKEL, G.W.
  Family ID	F6294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Apr 1913 - Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Services for Gilbert J. Eckel, 73, of Route 3 Olney, were held Friday, September 19 at the Summers Funeral Home in Olney with Brother Lyle Berry presiding. Burial was in the Crest Haven Cemetery with full military graveside rites by the Olney veterans organizations. Mr. Eckel died at 7:07 p.m., Tuesday, September 16 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes Indiana. He was born April 9, 1913, in Beatrice, Nebraska, the son of John and Millie (Schoneberg) Eckel. He married Florence Wachtel on March 10, 1942, and she survives. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four sons, Gary Eckel, Larry Eckel, Earl Eckel and James Eckel, all of Olney: a daughter, Wanda Ellenberger of Springfield: two brothers, Leonard Eckel of Olney and Elmer Eckel of Parkersburg: two sisters, Helen Shryock of Olney and Verna Connerly of Rosebush, Michigan; and a grandchild, Cera Eckel of Princeton, Indiana. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Eldon Eckel. He was a veteran of World War II and worked as a bus driver for the East Richland School District. Times Advocate, Monday, September 22, 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S9471] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Eckel, Gilbert J., 73, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76864013), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9472] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Eckel, Gilbert J., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76864013), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9473] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Eckel, Florence M., 75, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71021129), none. (Reliability: 2).