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- [S182] Social Security Applications and Claims Index 1936 - 2007, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Eugene George Eckroth
[Eugene G Eckroth]
SSN: 502018913
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1921
Birth Place: Mandan, North Dakota
Death Date: 18 Jul 2003
Father: George P Eckroth
Mother: Beatrice Kautzman
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Jan 1938: Name listed as EUGENE GEORGE ECKROTH; 25 Jul 2003: Name listed as EUGENE G ECKROTH
- [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com).
Eugene "Gene" Eckroth
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Birth: Oct. 31, 1921
Mandan
Morton County
North Dakota, USA
Death: Jul. 18, 2003
Sheridan
Sheridan County
Wyoming, USA
Eugene Eckroth, 81, of Sheridan, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2003, at Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County.
Gene was born on October 31, 1921, in Mandan, ND to George and Beatrice (Kautzman) Eckroth. Gene Attended Jamestown College on a full ride basketball scholarship. He enlisted in the Army in May, 1940. He attended OCS at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and graduated in September, 1942. He participated in the Guadalcaual and Luzon campaigns in the Pacific, as an officer in the 8th Field Artillery Battalion, 25th Division, 6th Army. After the war, he served in the Army Reserve in Montana and National Guard in Wyoming. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, HHB, 1st BN, Wyoming ARNG on March 9, 1973. He received the Wyoming National Guard Distinguished Service Medal as the Battalion Commander for the 1-49 Field Artillery Battalion. Following the war, Gene attended Montana State University and graduated with a Masters Degree in Agronomy. On September 11, 1946 Gene married Elizabeth "Betty" Labrie and their union was blessed with five children. Gene loved watching sports and was also an avid watcher of politics. He was a life member of the Elks Club and was also a member of the VFW, Knights of Columbus, and the Secular Order of St. Frances.
Mr. Eckroth was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother Peter. Survivors include his three daughters, Susan Adams and her husband Joe of Billings, MT, Colleen Larsen and her husband Jerry of Casper, WY, and Kerry Zolg and her husband Robert of Huntington Beach, CA; his two sons, James Eckroth and his wife Andrea of Casper, WY and David Eckroth and his wife Laurie of Billings, MT; his eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren; his brother Henry "Buck" Eckroth of Mandan, ND; and his sister Virginia Boehm also of Mandan, ND.
The Rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 21, 2003, at Holy Name Catholic Church. Mass of the Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at Holy Name Catholic Church with The Reverend Ron Stolcis officiating. Interment will follow in the Sheridan Elks Cemetery. Kane Funeral Home is handling the arrangements
The family has requested that memorials be made in Eugene's name to Holy Name School Fund in care of Kay Roush, First Federal Bank , P.O. Box 6007, Sheridan , WY 82801
Burial:
Sheridan Municipal Cemetery
Sheridan
Sheridan County
Wyoming, USA
Plot: Elks, Block 32E Lot 75
Created by: Marsha Hanson Dillon
Record added: Mar 30, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 35366636
- [S8] Information from an informant - Auskunft eines Informanten - Information d'un informateur.
Proposed Change: Eugene George Eckroth (I341857)
Tree: Suedwestpfalz
Link: http://www.birkenhoerdt.net/getperson.php?personID=I341857&tree=1
Description: Burial: 22 Jul 2003 (Place OK!)
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1921 - 2003 (81 years)