Howard Albert Eiche
(1911-1966)
Elizabeth Matie Harris
(1913-1994)
Edward J. Eiche
(1939-2020)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Barbara Ann Beacher

Edward J. Eiche 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 22 Jan 1939, Frackville, Schuylkill, PA 3
  • Marriage (1): Barbara Ann Beacher on 27 Jun 1964 in , Schuylkill, PA 1
  • Died: 28 Jan 2020, Frackville, Schuylkill, PA at age 81

   FamilySearch ID: LY21-ZBW.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: on 31 Oct 1969 in Shenandoah Heights, Schuylkill County, PA. 4

2. Newspaper: Evening Herald: Deed Transfers: Leroy C. Eiche and wife, Anna, to Edward J. Eiche and wife, Barbara, premises on Garfield avenue, Frackville, $1., 4 May 1970, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 6

3. Residence: on 3 Sep 2002 in Frackville, Schuylkill, PA. 7

4. Obituary: Obituary of Edward J. Eiche on 28 Jan 2020 in Frackville, Schuylkill, PA. 8 Edward J. Eiche, 81, Frackville, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning at his residence with his loving family at his side.
Born in Frackville he was the son of the late Howard and Elizabeth Harris Eiche. He had been employed by the former Frackville American Water Works until his retirement. He later was employed as a van driver for Schuylkill IU #29.
He was a member of St. Joseph The Worker Parish, Frackville.
Ed was a 1957 graduate of W. Mahanoy Twp High School where he earned 12 varsity letters during his high school career and was named Outstanding Player of the year in both his junior and senior years. He was the quarterback for the All-Star games in 1956 and 57. After graduation he played semipro baseball for the Lost Creek Rebels for nine years. His coaching credentials are; assistant coach Shenandoah Catholic H.S 1962-63, head coach 1963-64. In 1968 he was named the first head coach of both the football and basketball teams of the newly formed Cardinal Brennan High School. He was also instrumental in forming the Shenandoah Babe Ruth League and later coached the Frackville Teeners. His career as a coach spanned 32 years. In 2011 he was inducted into the Jerry Wolman, Northern Anthracite, Hall of Fame.
He was preceded in death by a sister Carol DeAngelo.
Ed is survived by his wife of 56 years Barbara Ann Beacher Eiche, his daughter Kimberly A. Parry, Frackville, his grandchildren; William P. Parry III and his wife Stephanie, Edward J. Parry and his fiancé Allysa Clouse, his great-granddaughter Iris Harper Parry and a sister Janice wife of Dick Witmer, Valdosta, GA
Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Thomas M. Sullivan Funeral Home Inc., Frackville. A viewing will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers the family prefers contributions, in Ed's name, be made to the Frackville Teener League.


Edward married Barbara Ann Beacher, daughter of George Michael Beacher Sr. and Victoria Josephine Twardzik, on 27 Jun 1964 in , Schuylkill, PA.1 (Barbara Ann Beacher was born on 3 Nov 1945 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 3.)


Sources


1 Schuylkill County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans Court (http://www.co.schuylkill.pa.us/Offices/RegisterOfWills/index.asp), Book 161 page 531, marriage of Edward Eiche and Barbara Ann Beacher.

2 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, Issue 1 Jun 1978.

3 Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index (Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.), Volume 1.

4 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 31 Oct 1969, page 17. Obituary of George (Buddy) Beacher.

5 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/mcall/name/john-beacher-obituary?id=36889284 25 Oct 2022, obituary of John Paul Beacher.

6 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 4 May 1970, page 16.

7 Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, PA), 5 Sep 2002, page 3. Obituary of Victoria Beacher.

8 "Thomas Sullivan Funeral Home (Frackville, PA)," https://www.thomasmsullivanfuneralhome.com/obituary/edward-eiche.



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