OBITUARY: Duane A. "Duke" Eidness 1927-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa




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[ Mitchell County Press-News online -- Posted Sept. 4, 2002 ]


                           Duane A. Eidness

Funeral services are pending for Duane A. Eidness, age 75, of Osage. He
died Sunday, September 1, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in
Mason City.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage (641)732-3706 is in charge of
arrangements.

                           

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[ Mitchell Co. Press-News online -- Posted Sept. 11, 2002 ]


                         Duane "Duke"  Eidness

Funeral services for Duane "Duke" Eidness, age 75, of Osage, were held
Friday, September 6, 2002 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage. The Rev.
Christian F. Gugal officiated. Inurnment will be at the Osage Cemetery at
a later date. Mr. Eidness died Sunday, September 1, 1001, at the Mercy
Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements.

He was born February 26, 1927 in Newburg Township in Mitchell County, the
son of Albert and Olga (Feldt) Eidness. He was baptized and confirmed at
the Emmanuel [sic] Evangelical Church in St. Ansgar, Iowa. He attended school
in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Duane was in the Army from 1945 to 1948. He served
in Europe and Japan during World War II. He worked for the Illinois Central
Railroad for ten years, and then Deckers Packing Plant in Mason City. After
Deckers closed he was self-employed until retirement. He was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church, the Osage V.F.W. Post 7920 and the Osage American
Legion Post 278. Duane enjoyed reading, fishing, walking and spending time
with his grandchildren.

Duane is survived by his children Steven Eidness and his wife Judy K. of
Lake Mills; Kimberly Johnson of Osage; Denise Beaudoin of Evanston, IL;
and David Eidness and his wife Judy A. of Lake Mills. A sister Margaret
Schultz and her husband Fred of Mason City; sister-in-law Lois Eidness of
Osage; 11 grandchildren (Joshua, Lacie, Jenna, Valerie, Elizabeth, Danielle,
Clinton, Shana, Stephanie, Courtney and Katlyn); four great-grandchildren
and Yvonne Eidness of Lake Mills also survive him. His parents and a brother
Dean Eidness precede him in death.


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