Doris Priscilla DAHL
- Born: 25 Dec 1908, Preble Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA
- Marriage: Norman Elmore EIKEN on 9 Jun 1930 in Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA 1
- Died: 22 Mar 2009, Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA at age 100
Noted events in her life were:
• Obituary: Republican-Leader, 25 Mar 2009, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Doris P. Eiken, 100, of Harmony, formerly of Mabel, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.
She was born Dec. 25, 1908, on the family farm in Preble Township, Fillmore County, to Henry R. and Ada M. (Paulsen) Dahl. She grew up there and attended the Tawney School and Rushford High School.
On June 9, 1930, she married Norman Eiken. In 1945 they moved to the farm in Amherst Township where they lived until 1975 when they moved into Mabel.
Mr. Eiken died Oct. 1, 1993.
She had recently been a resident at Heritage Grove in Harmony. She was a member of the Newburg Methodist Church and enjoyed crocheting and baking cookies.
She is survived by a son, Roger (Win) of Canton; four grandchildren, Ashley of Canton, Joan (Steve) Michel of Harmony, Richard (Diane) of Harmony, and Jill Neuzil of Canton; 13 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Delone Carpenter of Bloomington, Minn., and a brother, Ronald (Edna) Dahl of Mohall, N.D.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a sister, Alta Spande.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Memorials are preferred to the Choice Cemetery.
• Obituary: Post Bulletin, Mabel, 2009, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA. Doris P. Eiken \emdash Mabel
Mar 24, 2009
MABEL \emdash Doris P. Eiken of Harmony, formerly of Mabel, died Sunday (March 22, 2009) at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah, Iowa. She was 100.
Born Dec. 25, 1908, on the family farm in Preble Township, Fillmore County, to Henry R. and Ada M. (Paulsen) Dahl, she grew up there and attended the Tawney School and Rushford High School. On June 9, 1930, she married Norman Eiken. In 1945 they moved to the farm in Amherst Township, Fillmore County, where they lived until 1975. At that time, they moved to Mabel. Mr. Eiken passed away Oct. 1, 1993.
Recently Mrs. Eiken had been a resident at Heritage Grove in Harmony. She was a member of the Newburg Methodist Church and enjoyed crocheting and baking cookies.
She is survived by a son, Roger (Winefred) of Canton; four grandchildren, Ashley of Canton, Joan (Steve) Michel of Harmony, Richard (Diane) of Harmony and Jill Neuzil of Canton; 13 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Delone Carpenter of Bloomington, Minn.; and a brother, Ronald (Edna) Dahl of Mohall, N.D. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Alta Spande.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
Memorials are preferred to the Choice Cemetery.
Mengis Funeral Home of Mabel is assisting with arrangements.
Doris married Norman Elmore EIKEN, son of Gerhard Tollefson EIKEN and Ida Malinda NORDGAARD, on 9 Jun 1930 in Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA.1 (Norman Elmore EIKEN was born on 22 Aug 1907 in Choice, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA and died on 1 Oct 1993 in Mabel, Fillmore County, Minnesota, USA 2.) The cause of his death was massive stroke with right sided hemiplegia with coma.
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