Prayer Service Sunday, June 3, 2018 7:00 PM Ohde Funeral Home, Manning, Iowa
Father Shinoj Jose, Celebrant
Mass of Christian Burial Monday, June 4, 2018 10:30 AM Sacred Heart Church, Templeton, Iowa
Reverend Shinoj Jose, Celebrant
Mass Servers Peter Dea, Joseph Dea
Lectors Sarah Lorenzen, Makenzie Johnson, Wendi Kreman
Eucharist Minister Charlene Rupiper
Offertory Gifts Samuel Gion, Anna Gion, Jaclyn Reid
Message in Music Sacred Heart Men's Choir, Hannah Warner, Organist
Casket Bearers: Brent Martens, Tony Eickman, Scott Eickman, Eric Kreman, Andrew Gion, Jesse Reid
Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery, Templeton, Iowa
Dorothy's family would like to express their appreciation for your kindness and invites you to join them for lunch and fellowship in the Templeton Center following the burial.

Dorothy Elizabeth Eickman, daughter of Henry and Anna (Irlbeck) Schwabe was born December 11, 1930, in Maple River, Iowa. She attended St. Francis School in Maple River. After school she assisted families with newborns in their home and helped on the family farm.

On January 26, 1949, Dorothy was united in marriage with Maurice Eickman and to this union they were blessed with seven children: Linda, Betty, Glen, Lynn, Mary Jane, Janice, and Lori. Dorothy was a housewife and helped Maurice on the farm with everything outdoors including the livestock and field work. She did all the bookkeeping for the family farm and always cooked every meal from scratch. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren would always look for her frosted sugar cookies and frozen fruit cups. Dorothy was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Church and the ladies Guild.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2018, Dorothy died at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa attaining the age of 87. She and Maurice would have celebrated 70 years of marriage this coming January.

Besides her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Jessica Eickman, and her siblings: Marian Bellcock, Elaine Hoffman, Donald Schwabe, and Robert Schwabe.

Grateful for having shared her life are her husband of 69 years, Maurice Eickman of Templeton; her children: Linda (Daniel) Torgrimson of Windsor, California; Betty (Gary) Martens of Walnut, Iowa; Glen (Donna) Eickman of Manning, Iowa; Lynn (Mary) Eickman of Atlantic, Iowa; Mary Jane (David) Kreman of Crawford, Nebraska; Janice (Curtis) Gion of Flower Mound, Texas; and Lori (Barry) Reid of Atlantic, Iowa; fourteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Siblings: Marita and husband, Bernard Meiners of Coon Rapids, Iowa; Ella Mae and husband Dale Buetel of Manilla, Iowa; Delores Nagl of Carroll, Iowa; Betty Monson of Fulton, Missouri; and Janie and husband Bill Hastings of Bend, Oregon. Sisters-in-law: Muriel Alger of Missouri Valley, Iowa; Jane and husband Michael Catalani of San Antonio, Texas; and Myra Johnson and husband Jim Leitner of Pasadena, Texas. Nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Maurice & Dorothy's Family
Linda (Daniel) Torgrimson - Jennifer (Matt) Sheehan, Mackenzie
Betty (Gary) Martens - Makenzie (Jamie) Johnson, Drayden, Logan, Landon; Brent (Abigail) Martens
Glen (Donna) Eickman - Jessica Eickman (deceased); Tony (Erin) Eickman, Joey; Sarah (John) Lorenzen, Karsyn, Layton, Paisley; Scott Eickman (Kami)
Lynn (Mary) Eickman
Mary Jane (David) Kreman - Adam (Caitie) Kreman, Dani, Jack, Link, Blake; Eric Kreman; Wendi Kreman, Taylor, Preston, Morgan
Janice (Curtis) Gion - Andrew, Samuel, Anna Mae
Lori (Barry) Reid - Jesse, Jadyn