Individual Details
Raymond Eugene Eiben
(24 Jun 1931 - 1 Mar 2006)
(Monticello Express, March 16, 1933)
Little Son Of Ben Eiben Badly Burned Thursday
Raymond, two year old son of Mr and Mrs. Ben Eiben of Castle Grove township, was seriously burned by scalding water last Thursday. Mrs Eiben had a pan of boiling water on the stove and expected to cool it and wash the separator. When her back was turned the little boy pulled the pan of water off the stove on top of him. His chest and abdomen and one shoulder were badly burned. His face escaped burning. The boy was taken to the McDonald hospital where his burns were cared for. He wore a one piece romper suit, and the mother had difficulty in getting it off fast enough to relieve the child of the intense heat.
Little Son Of Ben Eiben Badly Burned Thursday
Raymond, two year old son of Mr and Mrs. Ben Eiben of Castle Grove township, was seriously burned by scalding water last Thursday. Mrs Eiben had a pan of boiling water on the stove and expected to cool it and wash the separator. When her back was turned the little boy pulled the pan of water off the stove on top of him. His chest and abdomen and one shoulder were badly burned. His face escaped burning. The boy was taken to the McDonald hospital where his burns were cared for. He wore a one piece romper suit, and the mother had difficulty in getting it off fast enough to relieve the child of the intense heat.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jun 1931 | Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 19 Jul 1931 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Death | 1 Mar 2006 | Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States |  |
Families
| Father | Benhard Edward "Ben" Eiben (1905 - 1999) |
| Mother | Sophia Margaretha Lubben (1909 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Galen James Eiben (1936 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Ruth Ann Eiben (1939 - 2015) |
Notes
Death
BLOOMINGTON - Ray E. Eiben, 74, of Bloomington, died at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2006) at Manor Care in Normal.A private family service will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church, with Pastor James Reents officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington.
Memorials may be made to Augustana College Scholarship Fund or ISU Foundation/Friends of Reading Recovery. Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements.
He was born June 24, 1931, in Monticello, Iowa, to Ben Eiben and Sophia Lubben Eiben.
He married Myrna L. Johnson Eiben on Nov. 19, 1960, in Waukegan. She passed away March 8, 1997.
He later married Marilyn Conn Myers on Dec. 30, 1999, in Springfield. She survives and her family.
Also surviving are two daughters, Jennifer (Milt) Landes, Marlboro, N.J., and Sonya (D. James) Mariano, Appleton, Wis.; one son, David Eiben, Minneapolis, Minn.; grandchildren, Milton and Madison Landes and David and Sophie Mariano; one brother, Galen (Jayne) Eiben, Shellrock, Iowa; and one sister, Ruth (Garth) Grafft, Marengo, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Bloomington. He was a professor of counselor education from 1967 to 1996 and the department chair from 1981 to 1993 at Illinois State University.
Mr. Eiben received his B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa, master's degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University.n;
He was a member of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association and was a member of the board of directors at Augustana College from 1978 to 1986.
Ray was an avid track and field fan, attending events around the world. At University of Northern Iowa he was a 1950's Athlete of the Decade, where he was recently nominated to the Hall of Fame of Distinguished Alumni. He was also a key supporter of the Reading Recovery Program at Illinois State University. He was instrumental in soliciting for Village School and Children's Home in Ontario Village, Belize.
He will be missed deeply by his family and friends.
Endnotes
1. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 59.
2. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 59.