Marion Ruth Eichenlaub

Marion Ruth Eichenlaub

• Marion Ruth Eichenlaub was born on 16 September 1917 in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota.
• She married Harold Nichols Lane, son of Sam Winston Lane and Nannie Lee Williams.
• Marion Ruth Eichenlaub became a widow at the 27 April 1993 death of her husband Harold Nichols Lane.
• Marion Ruth Eichenlaub died on 22 June 2009 at age 91 in Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.
• She was interred at Hillside Cemetery, Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 25 June 2009 in the Victoria Advocate: (Cuero) Marion Ruth Eichenlaub Lane Riedesel died peacefully at her home on Monday, June 22, 2009.
       She was preceded in death by her parents, Elmer and Zena Eichenlaub; her brother, George Eichenlaub; and her husbands, Fritz Lane and Richard Riedesel.
       She is survived by her son, Bobby Lane and wife Fern of Cuero; daughters, Tinker Cox of Delaware, Barbara and husband Robert Glodt of Plainview, and Cynthia Felknor of Cuero. Her grandchildren include Kim and husband Clay Modisette of Victoria, Ingra and husband Trey Sparkman of Victoria, Jennifer and husband A.J. Sturm of San Antonio, Missy and husband Robert Caskey of Cuero, Tyler Glodt and Travis Glodt of Los Angeles, Amanda Lane of Cuero, Misti and husband Brent Janak of Houston, Dallas Dean and Leigh Ann Dean of Corpus Christi, and Lacy Lane of Cuero, and 21 great-grandchildren.
       She was born Sept. 16, 1917 in St. Paul, Minn. After graduating from Macalester College in St. Paul she served in the Women's Army Corp where she met and married Harold Nichols (Fritz) Lane. She finished her Masters in English at Sul Ross University. She taught in public schools in Minnesota, Nevada, Alaska, and in various Texas schools including 19 years in Cuero. After retiring, she lived in Belize, Mexico, Stillwater, Minnesota, and Cuero. She was active in community organizations including University Club, Hawthorne Club, Dewitt County Historical Society, Music Lovers Club, Garden Club, and Cuero Hospital Auxiliary. She taught Sunday School at First Presbyterian Church in Cuero and was later a member of Grace Episcopal Church. Marion was blessed with a sunny disposition, a quick mind, and a love for the English language. Her life enriched the lives of her friends, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
       Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today, June 25, 2009 at Freund Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2009, at Freund Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Brick Hodge officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery.
       Pallbearers will be Bucky Sager, Smokey Wilson, Robert Dutton Lane, Fred Zentner, David Henry, and Tyler Glodt.
       Honorary pallbearers will be Dutton Lane and Charlie Cusack.
       Memorial contributions may be made to the Cuero Public Library or Cuero Hospital Auxiliary.
       Freund Funeral Home, Cuero, 361-275-2343.

• Last Edited: 1 Feb 2013