Caryl Eitreim, 82, Luverne, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2003, at Luverne Hospice Cottage. Memorial services were Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Palisade Lutheran Church, rural Rock County. Private family burial services were at West Palisade Lutheran Cemetery. Caryl Elizabeth Jones was born to Gilbert and Ella (Boeckenheuer) Jones on Nov. 19, 1920, in Hawkeye, Iowa. She graduated from Hawkeye High School and Upper Iowa University. She then taught country school and worked in Burlington, Iowa, in the ordinance factory. She joined the Navy WAVES in 1943 and was stationed in Washington, D.C. and then was transferred to the Great Lakes Naval Station. She was discharged in 1946. She married Irid A. Eitreim on April 22, 1948, in Red Bank, N.J. They moved to a farm near Beaver Creek.Mrs. Eitreim was a member of Palisade Lutheran Church, Palisade WELCA, the Prairie WAVES and served on various boards, including Tuff Memorial Home. Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey (Dianne) Eitreim, Plymouth, and Gregory Eitreim, Champlin; one daughter, Nancy (Edwin) Vikman, Denver, Colo.; three grandchildren, Stephanie (Craig) Bowron, St. Paul, Scott Eitreim, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Steven (Heidi) Eitreim, Hopkins; two great-grandchildren, Isak and Caleb Bowron; one sister, Kay (Norman) Lemmon, Cedar Falls, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Agnes Jones, Palm Desert, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Eitreim was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Irid, on Nov. 9, 2001, and a brother, Eugene.Memorials may be directed to the Palisade Cemetery Association or Luverne Hospice Cottage. Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson, was in charge of arrangements.
