Individual Details
Harry C. Eilers
(11 Apr 1902 - 25 Nov 1989)
Events
| Birth | 11 Apr 1902 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Census | 1940 | Lovell Township, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Death | 25 Nov 1989 | Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States | |
Families
| Father | Alvin Eilers (1876 - 1968) |
| Mother | May Elizabeth Hubbard (1878 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Gladys Irene Eilers (1900 - ) |
| Sibling | Gertrude Matilda Eilers (1905 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Clarence V. "Buck" Eilers (1909 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Arthur Ray Eilers (1912 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Doris Mildred Eilers (1916 - 2005) |
| Sibling | LaVern Earl Eilers (1923 - 1995) |
Notes
Census
Head Raymond L Adams M 44 IowaWife Lillian Adams F 40 Iowa
Daughter Ruth Agnes Adams F 18 Iowa
Son Eugene Harry Adams M 14 Iowa
Son Glen Raymond Adams M 12 Iowa
Daughter Mary Lou Adams F 10 Iowa
Hired hand Robert E Schneider M 26 Iowa
Hired hand George Adams M 32 Iowa
Hired hand Harry Eilers M 37 Iowa, single, 7th grade, Farm laborer, Farm, PW, 52 weeks $360 in 1939
Residence in 1935: Same House
Death
Harry EilersFuneral services for Harry Eilers, 87, were held Nov. 28 at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Harry Eilers of Monticello died Saturday, Nov. 25 in Anamosa Community Hospital, following a short illness.
Harry Eilers was born April 11, 1902 at Monticello, the son of Alvin and Mae Hubbard Eilers. He received his education in the rural schools near his home. He worked for area farmers, Henry Adams, Ray Adams and Glenn Adams. In later years, he worked for John Reiter. He moved to the Senior Home in April 1989.
Survivors include three sisters, Gertrude Pickett of Monticello, Elva Lerch of Cascade and Doris Wink of Anamosa; and a brother LaVern of Monticello. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a sister.
Casket bearers were Ronald Wink, Charles Wink, Robert Eilers, David Eilers, Willie J. Eilers and Ray Tuetken.
[Monticello Express p 23, Nov 29, 1989]
Endnotes
1. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 census.