Individual Details
Emma Mathilda Eiben
(22 Sep 1913 - 5 Dec 2006)
Events
| Birth | 22 Sep 1913 | Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Baptism | 26 Oct 1913 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Castle Grove Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Confirmation | 1928 | SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church, Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1942 | Hillsborough, Florida, United States - Edward Carl Ploetz | | ||
| Death | 5 Dec 2006 | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Edward Carl Ploetz (1911 - 1999) |
| Father | Eibo Frederick Eiben (1872 - 1951) |
| Mother | Johanna Gesine "Elsie / Zenia" Fehners (1881 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Fenna Christine "Fannie" Eiben (1900 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Johann Friederick "John" Eiben (1901 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Gerhard Wilhelm "Garrett" Eiben (1903 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Benhard Edward "Ben" Eiben (1905 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Maria Helene "Mary" Eiben (1908 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Augusta Henriette "Gusty" Eiben (1911 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Louise Johanna Eiben (1917 - 2012) |
| Sibling | Carl Heinrich Eiben (1921 - 2006) |
Notes
Death
Emma Ploetz, 93, formerly of 1630 N. 27th Pl. went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Tuesday December 5, 2006, at Sheboygan Senior Community.Emma was born September 22, 1913, on a farm in Monticello, IA to Eibo and Gesena Fenner Eiben. She graduated from Monticello High School and continued her education graduating from the Columbia School of Nursing in Milwaukee, WI. For many years Emma was employed at St. Nicholas Hospital, Memorial Hospital and Morningside Nursing Home as a Registered Nurse. She was dedicated to the field of nursing, having kept her license until she was 86 years old.
On November 23, 1942, Emma was united in marriage to Edward Ploetz in Tampa FL. The couple was married for 56 years before Edward preceded her in death on July 7, 1999.
Emma was a faithful member of St. Andrews Lutheran Church, where she sang in the choir and attended Ladies Bible Study.
Emma enjoyed playing the piano, quilting and sewing. She was proud of her flower gardens and especially her rose bushes.
Survivors include Judith (Tom) Achsel and Edward (Sharon) Ploetz, both of Sheboygan Falls, Susan (Daniel) Hein, Sheboygan; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters; one brother; a sister-in-law, nieces, nephews, other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward, her grandson Daniel Scott Ploetz, and a daughter-in-law, Charon J. Ploetz, three brothers Garett John and Ben Eiben and a sister Mary Jacobi.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Friday, December 8, 2006, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, S. 11th St., with Rev. Helen Nickel, pastor, officiating. Relatives and friends are welcome at the church on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Grandma will be dearly missed and always remembered by her loving family. They are very grateful to have been blessed with so many years with her love.
In lieu of flowers, a scholarship fund has been established in Emma's name for the Nursing Program at Lakeshore Technical College.
Lippert-Olson Funeral Home is serving the family.
Sheboygan Press, Dec 7, 2006
Endnotes
1. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty).
2. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 35.
3. SS Peter & Paul Lutheran Church Centennial Book. 100th Anniversary 1879-1979. (Monticello, Iowa: Church Committee. 1979.), p. 35.
4. Rev. G. Wolf, Pastor, History of St. Peter and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1879-1929 (Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Monticello, Iowa: n.p., 1929), pg 27.
5. Ramona (Heiken) Mayer, compiler, Heiken and related families (Iowa:, bet 1985 and 1992).
6. "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 29 May 2017), Carl E Ploetz and Emma M Eiben, 23 Nov 1942, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing p. 1223, county courthouses, Florida; FHL microfilm 1,903,250..