France L. Eberlein, 85, of 265 N. Airport Road, Shawano, passed away Saturday, April 18, 1998, in Shawano.

She was born on May 31, 1912, to the late Orin O. and Mabel (Rasmussen) Jorgens at Scandinavia, Wis. She was employed as a telephone operator. She was united in marriage on Feb. 7, 1948 to Frederick Eastman Eberlein in Scandinavia. They owned and operated a fur farm. He preceded her in death on May 11, 1973. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church of Shawano, where she was a member of the Naomi Circle, and a past member of the Alter [sic] Guild.

She was also past president of Woodlawn Cemetery Association of Shawano, past secretary of the Shawano Hospital Auxillary, a 50-year member of the Shawano Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #167, Shawano VFW Auxillary #2723, Shawano County Homemakers, American Legion Auxillary Post #117. She was also a cook for Birch Hill Nursing Home and a volunteer at the Evergreen Nursing Home.

She is survived by one daughter, Jane K. (Scott) Green, San Diego, Calif., and one Dale Eberlein, Shawano; three grandchildren: Kathryn, Kristen, and Scott; a niece, Merri Beth Nord; a nephew, Dan Jergens; and a sister-in-law, Verna Jergens, Onalaska, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick, and one brother, Glenn Jergens.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m: Tuesday, April 21, at Zion Lutheran Church of Shawano, with the Rev. Peter L. Sherven officiating. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery.

Friends may call on Monday, April 20, from 4-8 p.m. at the Swedberg Funeral Home of Shawano, and at the church on Tuesday after 10 a.m. until the time of the service. There will be a VFW Auxillary Memorial Service at 7 p.m. on Monday, and an Eastern Star Service at 7:30 p.m., at the funeral home.

Source: Unidentifed clipping, from the Family History Center in Shawano, WI