Mary Darlene Eiben (Pillard)
February 21, 1934 — April 1, 2009
Mary Darlene Eiben, 75, formerly of Marion, died Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 4, 2009, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Prairieburg, by Father Wayne Droessler. The family will greet friends from 3 ?" 8 p.m., Friday, April 3, 2009, with a scripture service to begin at 3:00 p.m., at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Central City. Burial: Mt. Clark Cemetery, Central City.
Survivors include her children, Colleen Eiben-Prokop of Cedar Rapids, Faye Dudley of Cedar Rapids, Victoria Kircher of Gilcrest, Colorado, Paula Plotz of Blairstown, Juanita Eiben of Marion, Douglas Eiben of Prairieburg, and Gregory Eiben of Cedar Rapids; 1 brother, Merle Pillard of Central City; and 3 sisters, Betty Dennis of Loveland, Colorado, Joan Dudrey and Jean Smith, both of Marion; 18 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul; her brother, William Pillard, and a great-grandson, Kaleb Dudley.
Mary was born February 21, 1934, the daughter of Fay and Mary (Crowley) Pillard, in Prairieburg, Iowa. She graduated from Coggon High School in 1952 and later graduated from the school of Nursing in Marshalltown in 1954. She married Paul B. Eiben on June 2, 1955 at St. Joseph’s Church in Prairieburg. Mary worked as a nurse at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester for 24 ½ years. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg and Altar and Rosary Society; served on the church council for 6 years and also as a Eucharistic minister for 6 years.
A memorial fund has been established in Mary’s memory.
Survivors include her children, Colleen Eiben-Prokop of Cedar Rapids, Faye Dudley of Cedar Rapids, Victoria Kircher of Gilcrest, Colorado, Paula Plotz of Blairstown, Juanita Eiben of Marion, Douglas Eiben of Prairieburg, and Gregory Eiben of Cedar Rapids; 1 brother, Merle Pillard of Central City; and 3 sisters, Betty Dennis of Loveland, Colorado, Joan Dudrey and Jean Smith, both of Marion; 18 grandchildren, and 4 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Paul; her brother, William Pillard, and a great-grandson, Kaleb Dudley.
Mary was born February 21, 1934, the daughter of Fay and Mary (Crowley) Pillard, in Prairieburg, Iowa. She graduated from Coggon High School in 1952 and later graduated from the school of Nursing in Marshalltown in 1954. She married Paul B. Eiben on June 2, 1955 at St. Joseph’s Church in Prairieburg. Mary worked as a nurse at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester for 24 ½ years. She was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairieburg and Altar and Rosary Society; served on the church council for 6 years and also as a Eucharistic minister for 6 years.
A memorial fund has been established in Mary’s memory.
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