Eilers, Paul 'Tom'

Paul “Tom” Eilers, 62, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, in his home following a valiant fight with cancer for 17 years. A gathering for family and friends will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Lawrence Community Center in Anamosa.

Surviving are his wife, Mary; two sons, Dean (Robyn) of Shelbina, Mo., and Darrin (Carla) of Fairview; two stepsons, Daniel (Cherri) Schoon of Virginia Beach, Va., and Tim (June) Schoon of Hudson, Wis.; a sister, Becky (Steven) Brown of Springville; three brothers, Galen (Sue) of Janesville, Iowa, John (Diann) of Anamosa and Phil (Kim) of Anamosa; four grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild; three stepgreat-grandchildren; and his dog, Mandy.

He was preceded in death by a stepdaughter, Julie Schoon. 

Paul Thomas Eilers was born July 25, 1947, in Anamosa, Iowa. He was the son of Robert and Delores Davidson Eilers. Tom and Jody Osterkamp married on Aug. 28, 1966, and were later divorced. They had two sons. Dean and Darrin. Tom worked for more than 30 years for Rockwell Goss working his way up to a parts inspector. On Jan. 29, 1999, Tom and Mary Schoon were united in marriage in Amber, Iowa. Tom enjoyed watching his four favorite teams play: the Minnesota Vikings, New York Yankees, Iowa Hawkeyes and the Anamosa Raiders. He enjoyed collecting toy tractors, being outdoors and gardening, but most of all he enjoyed the time he got to spend with his family and loved ones.

He will be dearly missed by those closest to him.

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