Harry W Eilert

Harry W. Eilert

FURLEY - Eilert, Harry W, 91, longtime resident of Furley, Kansas, died Feb. 20, 2006. He was the son of Alice and Ed Eilert, Harry, attended Furley Grade School and Whitewater High School, and on April 21, 1935 married Viola Baker. Viola preceded him in death in June 1979. He married Mary Tallman Dec. 22, 1984. She also preceded him in death, Dec. 2002. A member of Furley United Methodist Church, he served on the board of trustees for many years. He was an active member of the community, serving as a 4-H leader, a Red Cross Volunteer and board member of the Green Valley Cemetery. A few years after his retirement in 1983 from the Andale Coop, in Furley, he and Mary moved to Newton to an apartment at the Kansas Christian Home, where he resided until his death. Also preceded in death by a son Bobby Dean, son-in-law Wilbur Berg, sister Mildred Baker and two grandchildren Wade Eilert & Nancy Heussner. Survivors are twin brother, Harold and wife Thelma of Furley, KS; children Mary Berg, Garfield, Ark, Harry Jr and wife Aline of Sedalia, Mo, Harriett and husband John Shaw of Columbia, So. Carolina, and daughter-in-law Judy Eilert of Furley, KS.Nine grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Service will be Friday, Feb. 24, 2006, 10:30a.m. at the Federated Church, Whitewater, Kansas. Burial will follow at the Green Valley Cemetery, Furley, KS. Memorials: Federated Church and Furley United Methodist Church. Arrangements by Lamb Funeral Home, Whitewater, KS.