Salinas – Margaret C. Eifler, 86, an artist and Salinas resident, died Tuesday at her home. Born April 11, 1910, in Marinette, Wis., she graduated from the Minneapolis School of Art and Design and did postgraduate work at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Art institute of Chicago. She began her career as a commercial artist. Recently, she had concentrated on painting with watercolor. Her work has been shown in galleries throughout the country, including the Brown County Art Guild in Indiana and the Valley Art Gallery in Salinas. Mrs. Eifler was a member of the Brown County Art Guild, the Society of Western Artists, the Monterey Peninsula Watercolor Society, the Salinas Valley Art Association and the Salinas Women's Club. She also was an associate member of the American Watercolor Society. She is survived by her husband, Ret. Col. Carl F. Eifler; a son, Byron Hisey of Benicia; two sisters, Arensa Thomsen of Minneapolis and Herdis Lassoe of Denmark; and one granddaughter. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to the American Heart Association, Salinas, or Parkinson's Disease Support Group, Seaside.
Salinas – Margaret C. Eifler, 86, an artist and Salinas resident, died Tuesday at her home. Born April 11, 1910, in Marinette, Wis., she graduated from the Minneapolis School of Art and Design and did postgraduate work at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Art institute of Chicago. She began her career as a commercial artist. Recently, she had concentrated on painting with watercolor. Her work has been shown in galleries throughout the country, including the Brown County Art Guild in Indiana and the Valley Art Gallery in Salinas. Mrs. Eifler was a member of the Brown County Art Guild, the Society of Western Artists, the Monterey Peninsula Watercolor Society, the Salinas Valley Art Association and the Salinas Women's Club. She also was an associate member of the American Watercolor Society. She is survived by her husband, Ret. Col. Carl F. Eifler; a son, Byron Hisey of Benicia; two sisters, Arensa Thomsen of Minneapolis and Herdis Lassoe of Denmark; and one granddaughter. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Struve and Laporte Funeral Chapel. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to the American Heart Association, Salinas, or Parkinson's Disease Support Group, Seaside.
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