Eckel, Gilbert J.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ECKE.G002
• _FGRAVE: 76864013
• Military Service: World War II, Technician Fifth Grade, United States Army
• Funeral: 19 Sep 1986, Summers Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois

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

Buried:
Burial was in the Crest Haven Cemetery with full military graveside rites by the Olney veterans organizations.

Gilbert married Wachtel, Florence M. on 10 Mar 1942. Florence (daughter of Wachtel, Arthur B. and Myers, Fannie) was born on 19 Jul 1918 in Richland County, Illinois; died on 3 Mar 1994 in Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois; was buried in Crest Haven Memorial Park, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ?, R.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

G.W. married Michels, L.L. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: ECKE.T001
• Funeral: McDonald and Son Funeral Home, Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia

Notes:

Though her recent years were scarred with cancer, she did not allow it to define her. She spent her days with grace and generosity, her strength and beauty growing with every passing day. Tera wore many hats, her favorite of which were "Mommy," "wife," "daughter," "sister," and "friend" and she performed each role with an enthusiasm that could not be feigned or imitated. The loves of her life, Jimmy and Emma, were her pride and joy and she was always willing to share a story or one of the anecdotes that often come with husbands and young children. She made lists, she lost lists, she wholly agreed with her mother's favorite quote of "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail" but was willing to pick up and go if someone was in need, or even just wanted her company. She loved sushi, tween novels, movies based on tween novels, Frye boots, and General Hospital. Tera enjoyed working as a senior paralegal for Dickenson Gilroy, LLC in Alpharetta, Ga., and often boasted of how fortunate she was to work with such a wonderful group of individuals; they felt the same of her.

Tera was a 1995 graduate of Princeton Community High School in Princeton, Ind., and a 1999 graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

Family/Spouse: Bonds, J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]