Jane Eikenberry

1925 - 2008

Jane Eikenberry

1925 - 2008

BORN

1925

DIED

2008

Jane Eikenberry Obituary

Published by Omps Funeral Home and Cremation Center - Amherst Chapel on Dec. 8, 2008.
Dorothy Jane McKinstray Eikenberry, 83, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Saturday, December 6, 2008, in Westminster Canterbury, Winchester Virginia.

Mrs. Eikenberry was born in 1925, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of the late Forrest Merrill and Mary Amy McKinstray. She was a homemaker and a member of Centreville Presbyterian Church.

Her husband, Seth Franklin Eikenberry, whom she married on June 8, 1947 in Fishers, Indiana, preceded her in death on March 9, 1999.

Surviving are her daughters, Cathy Sabol of Aiken, South Carolina, Carol DeWald of Linden, Virginia and her brother, Joseph McKinstray of Westfield, Indiana.

A memorial service will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, at Westminster Canterbury with Chaplain Elizabeth Lewis officiating. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, National Capitol Chapter, 11240 Waples Mill Road, Suite 402, Fairfax, Virginia 22030.

Arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

Obituary and online guestbook at www.ompsfuneralhome.com

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