Helen
Helen Eilers
d. June 14, 1924
Helen Elizabeth Tubesing Eilers, born June 14, 1924, 88 years old, passed away Sunday, June 9, 2013, at Carmel Manor Nursing Home, Fort Thomas, just five days before her 89th birthday. Helen endured a mastectomy resulting from breast cancer and suffered for several years from the results of a broken hip and stroke.
For 64 years, she was the loving wife of William Anthony Eilers who preceded her in death just 11 weeks ago on March 23, 2013; loving and caring mother of Patricia A. Eilers (Mr. Jan Prickett), Edgewood and Daniel A. (June) Eilers, Burlington; loving grandmother to Dana M. (Eric) Henderson, Burlington, and William A. (Jessica) Eilers, Erlanger; three great grandchildren: Lexi, Daniel, and Gavin; two sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Helen was especially proud of her June 14th birthday which is Flag Day. She always wore flag pins and championed flag recognition and etiquette. In the late 1940’s, Helen worked at a Cincinnati corset company and was also a personal shopper for a Cincinnati department store. She received certificates for her volunteer work at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Fort Thomas from 1967-1969.
An avid homemaker, Helen loved to bake, especially homemade bread from scratch, apple pie, and sugar cookies. She always insisted that family members have a birthday cake, regardless of their age. She was a lifelong member of St. Henry Church, Erlanger. She enjoyed bowling in league competition, playing cards including poker, watching the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and feeding cardinal birds peanuts on her back porch.
Devoted to family, she and her husband, Bill, organized Eilers’ family reunions for many years. Helen enjoyed vacationing in Florida with her husband and friends from Maryland. A lover of people, Helen never met a stranger and couldn’t resist talking to small children wherever she went.
Visitation is Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, KY 41075, in grateful appreciation for Helen’s long-term care.
For 64 years, she was the loving wife of William Anthony Eilers who preceded her in death just 11 weeks ago on March 23, 2013; loving and caring mother of Patricia A. Eilers (Mr. Jan Prickett), Edgewood and Daniel A. (June) Eilers, Burlington; loving grandmother to Dana M. (Eric) Henderson, Burlington, and William A. (Jessica) Eilers, Erlanger; three great grandchildren: Lexi, Daniel, and Gavin; two sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews.
Helen was especially proud of her June 14th birthday which is Flag Day. She always wore flag pins and championed flag recognition and etiquette. In the late 1940’s, Helen worked at a Cincinnati corset company and was also a personal shopper for a Cincinnati department store. She received certificates for her volunteer work at the Veterans Administration Nursing Home in Fort Thomas from 1967-1969.
An avid homemaker, Helen loved to bake, especially homemade bread from scratch, apple pie, and sugar cookies. She always insisted that family members have a birthday cake, regardless of their age. She was a lifelong member of St. Henry Church, Erlanger. She enjoyed bowling in league competition, playing cards including poker, watching the Cincinnati Reds baseball team, and feeding cardinal birds peanuts on her back porch.
Devoted to family, she and her husband, Bill, organized Eilers’ family reunions for many years. Helen enjoyed vacationing in Florida with her husband and friends from Maryland. A lover of people, Helen never met a stranger and couldn’t resist talking to small children wherever she went.
Visitation is Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Middendorf-Bullock Funeral Home, Erlanger. Mass of Christian Burial is Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Henry Church, Elsmere. Interment at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to Carmel Manor Nursing Home, 100 Carmel Manor Road, Fort Thomas, KY 41075, in grateful appreciation for Helen’s long-term care.
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