Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Eckardt, Eulah (Schneider) 1957
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Lake Odessa Wave, Oct 1957

Auto Accident Killed One Injured Two.

Mrs. Victor (Eulah) Eckardt 56, of route 3 Lake Odessa was killed and her 
sisters, Mrs. Ernest (Etta) Hough, 62 and Mrs. William (Mabel) Velte, 60, both 
of Woodland were seriously injured in a traffic accident Friday evening.  The 
accident happened about 5:00 p.m. near Cascade as the women were returning home 
from Grand Rapids when the car driven by Mrs. Eckardt collided head-on with an 
oil truck as she drove around a barricade in the road.

Mrs. Velte suffered compound fracture of the right arm and possible hip, rib 
and back fractures and Mrs. Hough, a fractured forearm, possible rib and face 
bone fractures, a dislocated hip, shattered pelvis and numerous cuts.  Both are 
patients at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids.

The truck was driven by Richard Schneider of Laingsburg who was not injured 
according to Kent county officers who investigated.  The tank truck was empty.

Mrs. Eckardt, the daughter of the late George and Louise (Griebel) Schneider of 
Odessa township was a member of the Woodland Evangelical United Brethren Church 
and served as financial secretary of the church for a number of years.  She was 
also a member of the Woodland Literary Club and past president of the District 
Federated Womens Club.

Mrs. Eckardt had resided on M43-50 on the farm since her marriage to Mr. 
Eckardt, about 31 years ago.

Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) Tholin of 
Chicago, Illinois, and Mrs. Robert (Marilyn) Wolfe of Columbus Ohio; two 
grandchildren and the two sisters.

Mrs. Eckardt reposed at the Pickens Funeral Chapel until noon Monday then taken 
to the Woodland Evangelical United Brethren Church where funeral services were 
held at 3:00 p.m. with burial in Woodland Memorial Cemetery.  Rev. Robert Betts 
and Rev. Arthur Burch officiated.  Music was supplied by Mary Helen Krebs, 
vocalist and Mrs. Carl Noffke, organist.  Bearers were Tony McCaul, Eldon 
Flessner, Bruce Eckardt, Carol Brodbeck, Elwood Henney, and Eugene Reuther.  
Honorary bearers were Lawrence Smith, Theo Lenon, Kendall Coats, Guy Kantner, 
Harold Stannard, Allen Grinage, Austin Schantz and George Eddy.


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