Eileen M. Whalen

OSAGE - Eileen M. Whalen, 86, of Northwood and formerly of Osage, died Wednesday (Nov. 28, 2007) at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.

Eileen was born Dec. 14, 1920, near Cresco, the daughter of Leo and Geneva (Cummings) McGee. She graduated from Cresco High School in 1938. On July 9, 1944, Eileen married Floyd Whalen in Burbank, Calif.

After the war, they returned to live in the Austin and Lyle, Minn. areas, and moved to Osage in 1976. Following Floyd's death, Eileen moved to Lyle.

She was a member of the V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary. Eileen was a member of the Sacred Heart Guild in Osage, and of the Queen of Peace Rosary Society in Lyle.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with Monsignor. Stanley Hayek officiating. Burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Osage.

Visitation is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. before services Saturday at the church.

Eileen is survived by five daughters: Lois (Bernie) Freiermuth, of Elmwood, Wis., Kathleen Wencl of Austin, Minn., Darlene (Darcy) Strouf, of Lyle, Minn., Arlene (Michael) Gibson of Gilman, Wis., and Lori (Mike) Wilde of Osage; three sons: Dennis (Linda) Whalen, of Lyle, Minn., Dale (Kathy) Whalen, of Rochester, Minn., and James Whalen of Winona, Minn.; 24 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Geraldine (Francis) Ott, of Denver, Iowa, Mildred (John) Ellingson, of Rochester, Minn.; two brothers: Lyola McGee, of Gilbertville, and Willis (Emma Jean) McGee, of Raymond.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Floyd, on Dec. 10, 1996; a daughter, Rosanne Eileen Whalen; a great-grandson, Jeffrey Jr.; a sister, Dorothy Hovey; two brothers: Leo McGee Jr., and Ronald McGee; and a son-in-law, Jerry Wencl.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706.