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Theodore “Ted” Eilts

Birth	:	27 Feb 1928 Lowell, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	7 Dec 2001 Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Portland Cemetery, Portland, Ionia County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8652860, -84.8953650
Plot	:	Sec 200, lot 624, sp 1
Description	:	OBITUARY - Plain Dealer, Wabash (IN) - Saturday, December 8, 2001 Theodore Eilts, 73, 208 W. Hill St., died at 4:28 a.m., Dec. 7, 2001, at AmeriCare Living Center. He was born on Feb. 27, 1928, in Lowell, to Edward and Bertha (Goepp) Eilts. He married E. Gaye Hunter in Columbia City on Sept. 25, 1954; she survives. Mr. Eilts was a 1946 graduate of Laketon High School and attended one year of college at Florida Southern and three years at Manchester College. He owned and operated Ted Eilts Trenching Service, Wabash, for 53 years. He was... Read More	OBITUARY - Plain Dealer, Wabash (IN) - Saturday, December 8, 2001 Theodore Eilts, 73, 208 W. Hill St., died at 4:28 a.m., Dec. 7, 2001, at AmeriCare Living Center. He was born on Feb. 27, 1928, in Lowell, to Edward and Bertha (Goepp) Eilts. He married E. Gaye Hunter in Columbia City on Sept. 25, 1954; she survives. Mr. Eilts was a 1946 graduate of Laketon High School and attended one year of college at Florida Southern and three years at Manchester College. He owned and operated Ted Eilts Trenching Service, Wabash, for 53 years. He was a mushroom hunter, an avid fisherman, horseman, trapper, outdoorsman and environmentalist. He invented children's games, enjoyed playing cards and played basketball for 30 years. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, North Manchester. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he served in both World War II and the Korean War. He was in the 101st paratroopers during the Korean War and was voted for and received the Most Outstanding Basketball Player award during that war in occupied Japan. He as a member of the Wabash VFW Post 286 and the Wabash American Legion Post No.15. Surviving are two sons, Lt. Col. Ted B. (Lori Lynn) Eilts, Natchitoches, La., and Timothy (Virginia) Eilts, Wabash; one daughter, Mrs. Bill (Lori) Rushin, Greenwood; five brothers, John A. Eilts, Craig, Colo., August H. Eilts, Hopedale, Ill., Edwin R. Eilts, Peru, Donald B. Eilts, Laketon, and Henry E. Eilts, Wabash; one sister, Martha M. Reinhart, Aurora, Colo.; six grandchildren, Emma Eilts, Timothy Eilts, and Stephen Eilts, all of Wabash, Sarah Eilts and Hunter Eilts, both of Natchitoches, La., and Lauren Rushin, Greenwood. One daughter, Nea K. Eilts, and a sister, Minnie Freeman, are deceased. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Grandstaff-Hentgen Manchester Ave. Chapel, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 6 p.m. at the chapel. Preferred memorials are to the Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester.

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Where is Theodore “Ted” Eilts's memorial?
Theodore “Ted” Eilts's memorial is located at: Portland Cemetery, Portland, Ionia County, USA.
When did Theodore “Ted” Eilts death?
Theodore “Ted” Eilts death on 7 Dec 2001 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Theodore “Ted” Eilts's memorial?
Latitude: 42.8652860
Longitude: -84.8953650

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Eula Gaye Hunter Eilts

(1932 - 2019)

Siblings

Children

Nea Katherine Eilts

(1957 - 1957)

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