Vincent Eiken, 86, Taos, died Saturday, in St. Mary's Health Center after a long illness.
He was born Aug. 24 1889, in Taos, the son of Herman and Elizabeth Bernskoetter Eiken. He was married April 19, 1921, in Taos, to Adela Kerperin, who died Oct. 4, 1955.
A member of the Holy Hame Sodality of St. Francis Xavier Church, Mr. Eiken worked in the Eiken Store, Taos, for more than 60 years.
Survivors include: Three sons, Silver Eiken and Edward Eiken, both of Taos, and Joseph Eiken, Anaheim, Calif.; seven daughters, Mrs. Paul Forck, Taos, Mrs. Clarence Winkelman, Freeburg, Mrs. Park Harden, Blue Springs, Sister Fransica Eiken, San Antonio, Tex., Sister Adela Eiken, St. Louis, and Miss Frances Eiken and Miss Susanna Eiken, both of Taos; 31 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
The rosary will be prayed at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Dulle Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Francis Xavier Church, with the Rev. William Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
(News Tribune, Jefferson City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 12, 1975, p. 29, Col. 5)
Vincent Eiken, 86, Taos, died Saturday, in St. Mary's Health Center after a long illness.
He was born Aug. 24 1889, in Taos, the son of Herman and Elizabeth Bernskoetter Eiken. He was married April 19, 1921, in Taos, to Adela Kerperin, who died Oct. 4, 1955.
A member of the Holy Hame Sodality of St. Francis Xavier Church, Mr. Eiken worked in the Eiken Store, Taos, for more than 60 years.
Survivors include: Three sons, Silver Eiken and Edward Eiken, both of Taos, and Joseph Eiken, Anaheim, Calif.; seven daughters, Mrs. Paul Forck, Taos, Mrs. Clarence Winkelman, Freeburg, Mrs. Park Harden, Blue Springs, Sister Fransica Eiken, San Antonio, Tex., Sister Adela Eiken, St. Louis, and Miss Frances Eiken and Miss Susanna Eiken, both of Taos; 31 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
The rosary will be prayed at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Dulle Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in St. Francis Xavier Church, with the Rev. William Flanagan officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
(News Tribune, Jefferson City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 12, 1975, p. 29, Col. 5)
Family Members
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1LT Alfred F. Eiken
1922–1945
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Silver Clem Eiken
1923–2001
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Margaret Adelaide Eiken Forck
1925–2012
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Frances Ann "Annie" Eiken
1927–2013
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Mary Elizabeth Eiken Winkelman
1929–1983
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Matthew F Eiken
1933–1934
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Sr Francisca Eiken
1934–2020
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Edward Herman "Eddie" Eiken
1936–2021
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Sr Mary Adela Eiken
1938–1999
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Susanna Caroline "Susie" Eiken
1941–2018
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