Juanita Jean Eitreim, 79, of Lady Lake, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Born in Montrose, South Dakota, Juanita was the youngest of eight children born to Peter Killian and Bertha Salisbury Killian. For many years, Juanita was a secretary raising two boys on her own. She married Donald Lee Eitreim in 1965, and she and her sons joined his wonderful family. They lived in South Dakota until they made their home in the Villages in 1997.
Juanita was a homemaker, a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and a faithful friend to many. She was adored by all whose lives she touched.
Everyone who knew Juanita will remember that she was exceptionally kind with an understated sense of humor. Her family and friends will miss her sage advice and her caring ways. She enjoyed conversation and laughter, reading, crafting, gardening and singing. She was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church, the Villages. She had been a member of the American Legion Chorale and the Scandinavian/American Club.
She was true to her dear friends and neighbors who reciprocated in kind when she needed them. Juanita loved her church and her church family. They completed her life. She was blessed to be surrounded by such a generous and caring group.
Juanita is survived by her sons, Michael Thompson of Orlando, James Thompson of Colorado, William Eitreim of South Dakota, Craig Eitreim of Kansas; and sisters, Betty Treloar of South Dakota, and Eileen Roberts of Wyoming; grandchildren, Jennifer Thompson, David J. Gallagher and Christiania Eitreim. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, her husband, Donald Lee Eitreim, one brother and four sisters.
Friends and family may honor Juanita at a memorial service on Friday, May 17th at 11:00am at Hope Lutheran Church in Lady Lake, Florida with Pastor Jon-Marc Maclean officiating. Burial will take place at 2:00pm in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, where she will join her loving husband.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Juanita's memory be made to Hope Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are entrusted with Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-the Villages. Sentiments may be left online at www.hiers-baxley.com.
Juanita was a homemaker, a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and a faithful friend to many. She was adored by all whose lives she touched.
Everyone who knew Juanita will remember that she was exceptionally kind with an understated sense of humor. Her family and friends will miss her sage advice and her caring ways. She enjoyed conversation and laughter, reading, crafting, gardening and singing. She was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church, the Villages. She had been a member of the American Legion Chorale and the Scandinavian/American Club.
She was true to her dear friends and neighbors who reciprocated in kind when she needed them. Juanita loved her church and her church family. They completed her life. She was blessed to be surrounded by such a generous and caring group.
Juanita is survived by her sons, Michael Thompson of Orlando, James Thompson of Colorado, William Eitreim of South Dakota, Craig Eitreim of Kansas; and sisters, Betty Treloar of South Dakota, and Eileen Roberts of Wyoming; grandchildren, Jennifer Thompson, David J. Gallagher and Christiania Eitreim. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, her husband, Donald Lee Eitreim, one brother and four sisters.
Friends and family may honor Juanita at a memorial service on Friday, May 17th at 11:00am at Hope Lutheran Church in Lady Lake, Florida with Pastor Jon-Marc Maclean officiating. Burial will take place at 2:00pm in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, where she will join her loving husband.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Juanita's memory be made to Hope Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are entrusted with Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-the Villages. Sentiments may be left online at www.hiers-baxley.com.
Juanita Jean Eitreim, 79, of Lady Lake, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Born in Montrose, South Dakota, Juanita was the youngest of eight children born to Peter Killian and Bertha Salisbury Killian. For many years, Juanita was a secretary raising two boys on her own. She married Donald Lee Eitreim in 1965, and she and her sons joined his wonderful family. They lived in South Dakota until they made their home in the Villages in 1997.
Juanita was a homemaker, a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and a faithful friend to many. She was adored by all whose lives she touched.
Everyone who knew Juanita will remember that she was exceptionally kind with an understated sense of humor. Her family and friends will miss her sage advice and her caring ways. She enjoyed conversation and laughter, reading, crafting, gardening and singing. She was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church, the Villages. She had been a member of the American Legion Chorale and the Scandinavian/American Club.
She was true to her dear friends and neighbors who reciprocated in kind when she needed them. Juanita loved her church and her church family. They completed her life. She was blessed to be surrounded by such a generous and caring group.
Juanita is survived by her sons, Michael Thompson of Orlando, James Thompson of Colorado, William Eitreim of South Dakota, Craig Eitreim of Kansas; and sisters, Betty Treloar of South Dakota, and Eileen Roberts of Wyoming; grandchildren, Jennifer Thompson, David J. Gallagher and Christiania Eitreim. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, her husband, Donald Lee Eitreim, one brother and four sisters.
Friends and family may honor Juanita at a memorial service on Friday, May 17th at 11:00am at Hope Lutheran Church in Lady Lake, Florida with Pastor Jon-Marc Maclean officiating. Burial will take place at 2:00pm in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, where she will join her loving husband.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Juanita's memory be made to Hope Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are entrusted with Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-the Villages. Sentiments may be left online at www.hiers-baxley.com.
Juanita was a homemaker, a devoted and loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and a faithful friend to many. She was adored by all whose lives she touched.
Everyone who knew Juanita will remember that she was exceptionally kind with an understated sense of humor. Her family and friends will miss her sage advice and her caring ways. She enjoyed conversation and laughter, reading, crafting, gardening and singing. She was a charter member of Hope Lutheran Church, the Villages. She had been a member of the American Legion Chorale and the Scandinavian/American Club.
She was true to her dear friends and neighbors who reciprocated in kind when she needed them. Juanita loved her church and her church family. They completed her life. She was blessed to be surrounded by such a generous and caring group.
Juanita is survived by her sons, Michael Thompson of Orlando, James Thompson of Colorado, William Eitreim of South Dakota, Craig Eitreim of Kansas; and sisters, Betty Treloar of South Dakota, and Eileen Roberts of Wyoming; grandchildren, Jennifer Thompson, David J. Gallagher and Christiania Eitreim. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, her husband, Donald Lee Eitreim, one brother and four sisters.
Friends and family may honor Juanita at a memorial service on Friday, May 17th at 11:00am at Hope Lutheran Church in Lady Lake, Florida with Pastor Jon-Marc Maclean officiating. Burial will take place at 2:00pm in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, where she will join her loving husband.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in Juanita's memory be made to Hope Lutheran Church or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Arrangements are entrusted with Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services-the Villages. Sentiments may be left online at www.hiers-baxley.com.
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