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Eunice Stroh Obituary
December 30, 1939 - December 29, 2024
New Athens, Illinois - Eunice Emilie Stroh (nee Steinsieck), 84, of New Athens, IL, born December 30, 1939, in East St. Louis, IL, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at her residence. She was a loving mother and homemaker. She was a lifelong member of Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg and a member of the St. Clair County Farm Bureau.
Eunice was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Emilie (nee Buettner) Steinsieck;and her beloved husband, Arthur Stroh, whom she married on August 8, 1964, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Wartburg, and who preceded her on July 20, 2019.
Surviving her are her daughters, Sheryl (Jasper) Lewis and Michelle (David) Zaiz; grandchildren, Andrea Lewis, Jason (Rachel) Lewis, Megan (fiancé Timothy Sallwasser) Zaiz and Allison Zaiz; a sister, Carol Sondag; and sister-in-law, Joyce Stroh; and also by nephews and a niece. A great-grandchild, baby Lewis, is due in April.
The family would like to extend special thanks to Kevin Stroh for his support on the farm and around the house.
Memorials may be made to the Holy Cross Lutheran Church memorial fund.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m., on Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL, and again from 10 to 11 a.m., on Friday, January 3, 2025, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wartburg, IL.
Funeral: Services will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, January 3, 2025, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Wartburg, IL with Pastor Dan Ostlund officiating. Afterwards, a private family burial ceremony will be held at Oakridge Cemetery in New Athens, IL.
Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL is in charge of arrangements.
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