Eunice Pillard

EUNICE PILLARD Anamosa Eunice Pillard, 78, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at her home following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held 10:30 Saturday morning, March 11, at First Congregational Church, Anamosa. Interment will be in Cass Center Cemetery. The Rev. Greg Griffin will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Memorials may be made to First Congregational Church. Surviving are three daughters, Rene (Chris) Folk of Seattle, Wash., Denise (Joe) Oswald of Monticello and Darcy (Scott) Hauser of Cedar Rapids; seven grandchildren, Abrahm DeVine, Jacob (Kendra) Oswald, Gretchen and Taylor Oswald, Emily (Kameron) Kretschmar, Claire and Christopher Hauser; her great-grandchildren, Hailey Oswald, Halston and Beckett Kretschmar; her foreign exchange daughter, Liz (Manuel) Rojas, and her children, Manuel and Priscilla (RJ) Marshall, and their daughter, Ariana; a sister, Caroline (Dale) Leary of Cedar Rapids; and a brother, Dohn (Judy) Armon of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, David; and a son, Jason. Eunice Estalla Armon was born Oct. 10, 1938, in Ely, Iowa, the daughter of John and Estella Dostal Armon. Eunice graduated from Wilson High School in Cedar Rapids with the Class of 1955. She continued her education at the University of Iowa. Eunice Armon and David L. Pillard were married Oct. 17, 1959, at First Congregational United Church of Christ, Anamosa. The couple farmed the Pillard family farm north of Anamosa. Eunice was a very accomplished seamstress. She made many wedding, bridesmaid and prom gowns. She also worked for Max Fayram at the Kleenall in Anamosa and later at Von Maur in Cedar Rapids as a seamstress. Eunice was an active member of First Congregational Church. Eunice was a Master Gardener and spent many hours tending her flowers. She also belonged to a bowling group, a crochet, knitting and quilting group, the Wapsi Country Club and a neighborhood card club. The most important activity for Eunice was attending all of her grandchildren's sporting and school events. She had just recently traveled to Omaha to watch her grandson, Abrahm, swim in the Olympic Trials.