Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret J. Wheat, 78, 746 Hale Ave., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Eden United Church of Christ.
Mrs. Wheat died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday in Anna Henry Nursing Home. She had been ill two months.
An Edwardsville area resident all her life, she was born Feb. 20, 1897, in Fort Russell Township. Her parents were John and Minnie Delbruegge Eberhart.
She was married to G. Raymond Wheat on June 19, 1920, in Edwardsville by Rev. H.U. Rahn. Her husband died Jan. 31, 1970.
She leaves sons Leroy W. Wheat of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Raymond L. Wheat of East Alton and Robert L. Wheat of Palatine; daughters Mrs. Raymond (Eleanor) Schaake of Edwardsville and Mrs. Jim (Virginia) Evans of Clinton; 13 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren, brothers Herman Eberhart of Moro, Karl Eberhart and Gus F. Eberhart, both of Edwardsville, Loring Eberhart of Memphis, Tenn.; and sisters Mrs. George (Lottie) Ursprung of Bethalto, Mrs. Nora Kruckeberg of Moro and Mrs. Katie Behrendt of Clayton, N.M.
Five brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
She was a member of Eden United Church of Christ.
Friends may call at Weber Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today until 11 a.m. Thursday, and then at the church until the funeral.
Rev. Wesley Bornemann will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel Fund or the Eden Church Memorial Fund.
Pallbearers were Darrell Schaake, Larry Schaake, Kenneth Evans, Glen Evans, David Wheat and Rusty Wheat.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret J. Wheat, 78, 746 Hale Ave., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Eden United Church of Christ.
Mrs. Wheat died at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday in Anna Henry Nursing Home. She had been ill two months.
An Edwardsville area resident all her life, she was born Feb. 20, 1897, in Fort Russell Township. Her parents were John and Minnie Delbruegge Eberhart.
She was married to G. Raymond Wheat on June 19, 1920, in Edwardsville by Rev. H.U. Rahn. Her husband died Jan. 31, 1970.
She leaves sons Leroy W. Wheat of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Raymond L. Wheat of East Alton and Robert L. Wheat of Palatine; daughters Mrs. Raymond (Eleanor) Schaake of Edwardsville and Mrs. Jim (Virginia) Evans of Clinton; 13 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren, brothers Herman Eberhart of Moro, Karl Eberhart and Gus F. Eberhart, both of Edwardsville, Loring Eberhart of Memphis, Tenn.; and sisters Mrs. George (Lottie) Ursprung of Bethalto, Mrs. Nora Kruckeberg of Moro and Mrs. Katie Behrendt of Clayton, N.M.
Five brothers and a sister preceded her in death.
She was a member of Eden United Church of Christ.
Friends may call at Weber Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today until 11 a.m. Thursday, and then at the church until the funeral.
Rev. Wesley Bornemann will officiate. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery.
The family suggests memorials to the Woodlawn Cemetery Chapel Fund or the Eden Church Memorial Fund.
Pallbearers were Darrell Schaake, Larry Schaake, Kenneth Evans, Glen Evans, David Wheat and Rusty Wheat.
Family Members
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Leonard Edward Eberhart
1881–1961
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Catherine Eva "Katie" Eberhart Behrendt
1883–1976
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Albert Frederick Eberhart
1889–1961
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William Henry Eberhart
1891–1965
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Herman Henry Eberhart
1895–1975
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Ben W Eberhart
1898–1969
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Karl Edward Eberhart
1900–1982
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Erwin John Eberhart
1904–1963
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Gustav Frederick "Gus" Eberhart
1907–1999
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Nora L. Eberhart Kruckeberg
1908–2004
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Viola Eberhart Suessen
1911–1971
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Loring George "Red" Eberhart
1913–1991
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Edmond Emil Eberhart
1917–2001
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