Individual Details
James Ralph Eilers
(17 Sep 1925 - 6 Dec 1992)
Events
| Birth | 17 Sep 1925 | Iowa, United States | |||
| Death | 6 Dec 1992 |  |  | ||
| Burial | Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Father | Paul George Eilers (1899 - 1979) |
| Mother | Johanna H. (Margaret) "Hannah" Zimmerman (1897 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Laverne Irving Eilers (1922 - 1946) |
| Sibling | William Henry Eilers Sr. (1923 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Robert Paul "Bob" Eilers (1928 - 2019) |
| Sibling | Galen G. Eilers (1931 - ) |
| Sibling | Jo Ann H Eilers (1934 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward G. "Ed" Eilers (1938 - ) |
Notes
Death
ANAMOSA JOURNAL EUREKA, ANAMOSA, IOWA, DECEMBER 10, 1992 PAGE 17Eilers
Funeral services for James R. Eilers were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9 at the Goettsch Funeral Home. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery with military honors. Pastor Billy Duay officiated at the services.
James Eilers, 67, of Anamosa died Sunday, December 6,1992 at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Knoxville,Iowa, after a long illness.
James Ralph Eilers was born September 17, 1925 at Monticello, Iowa. He was the son of Paul Eilers and Hannah Zimmerman Eilers. James had served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. He worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for 25 years, and with the Anamosa Street Department from 1973 to his retirement in 1987.
James is survived by 4 brothers: William, Sr., Robert and Edward, all of Anamosa, and Galen of Walker, Iowa. He is also survived by a sister, JoAnn Schneiter of Marion, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother.
Burial
SGT US ARMY WWIIEndnotes
1. Hanssen, G. L., Accokeek, MD, The Hanssens of Eastern Iowa, a family history. (Waldorf, MD: R.A. Hanssen Printing, August 2000), p 146.