Eldon Oellrich age 84, died Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the Willow Gardens Care Center, Marion following a sudden illness.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 Thursday morning, May 16, 2019 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa with interment in the Cedar Memorial Cemetery.   Friends may call from 5 until 7 Wednesday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa.

Surviving are 2 siblings, Jeanie Clark, Anamosa, Larry Oellrich, Center Point and his second family and employers, Don and Janet Stickle and family, Central City. He was preceded in death by 6 siblings, Lester, Bobbie, Gerald, Dorothy, Lorraine and Betty.

Eldon Jack Oellrich was born March 12, 1935 at Morley, Iowa.  He was the son of John Peter and Irma McQuillen, Oellrich.  Eldon received his education in the Morley Schools.  He started his working career as a farm hand for Clifford McGuire.  In 1972 he went to work on the Don and Janet Stickle farm where he was employed until he retired in 2018.

Eldon looked forward to his trips to town every other week and driving his four-wheeler around the farm doing his chores.