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Eiben, Harold E.
Harold E. Eiben, 87, of Anamosa, formerly of Langworthy, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011, at the Iowa Veterans Home, Marshalltown, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Al Polito will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
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Surviving are five children, Judith (John) Hite of Delta Junction, Alaska, Marcia (Bob) Orr of Galena, Ill., Debra (Michael) Miller of Anamosa, Dr. Gary (Katie) Eiben of Colesburg, and Rick (Leslie) Eiben of Cedar Rapids; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren; a brother, Clarence (Laura) Eiben of Hopkinton; and two sisters, Betty Redmond of Monticello, and Marion (Jim) Blunt of Scotch Grove.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Clara; a son, Larry on Aug. 7, 2008; a granddaughter, Melissa Eiben; and three brothers, John, Paul and Arthur.
Harold E. Eiben was born May 4, 1924, at Monticello, Iowa. He was the son of J. Henry and Ellen Warner Eiben. He received his education in the rural schools near his home. Harold started working on area farms. He later purchased a portable mill system, processing corn and feed right on the farm Harold served in the United States Army during World War II.
On June 20, 1946, Harold Eiben and Clara Hubbard Bohlken were married at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. The couple lived for five years in Anamosa, where Harold drove a truck for W.T. Folkers and worked at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. The couple then farmed for 28 years, near Langworthy. In 1983 they and their three dogs, started traveling the United States in their motor home. In 1999, the couple reestablished a home in Anamosa. In August 2007, health issues caused the couple to move to the Anamosa Care Center. Clara died on Dec. 26, 2008. Harold moved to the Veterans Home in February 2009.
Published in The Gazette Nov. 1, 2011.
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