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Eileen Ochs-Binger
EILEEN OCHS-BINGER
Cedar Rapids
Eileen Ochs-Binger, 80, of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at St. Pius X Catholic Church, with a visitation one hour before. A visitation will be Sunday, Feb. 28, from 2 to 5 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, with a prayer vigil starting at 1:30.
Eileen was born Jan. 23, 1936, in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Everett and Catherine (Brown) Smith. She graduated from St. Columbkilles High School in Dubuque, Class of 1954. She loved to play the piano, read and flower gardening. She also was a political junkie. Her most valued time was spent with her family and grandchildren.
Eileen was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, where she taught CCD, was involved with RCIA and was a lay distributer. She also volunteered for Mercy Medical Center for many years.
Eileen was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, a resilient, quick-witted and fun-loving woman with a great sense of humor. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Patrick Ochs; son, Dennis Ochs; grandson, Samuel Ochs; brother, Maurice Smith; sister, Maurine Kloft; aunt, Helen Brown; and second husband, Kenneth Binger.
Left to cherish Eileen's memory are her children, Terri (Gary) Liedtke of Cedar Rapids, Tim (Judy) Ochs of Cedar Rapids, Andrea Ochs of Cedar Rapids, Mary Ann (Bill) Nielsen of Deerfield, Ill., and Carl Ochs, with whom she made her home; a brother, Marc (Gail) Smith of Dubuque; grandchildren, Eric (Danielle) Liedtke, Jason (Jennifer) Liedtke, Kory (Tessa) Ochs, Rachel (Matt) Reimers, Cassie Ochs, Tim Liedtke, Fred (Caitlin) Ochs, Patricia Ochs, Keagan Ochs and Annie and Abbie Nielsen; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.
Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.cedarmemorial.com under Obituaries.
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