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ObituariesEileen Jane Kretz
POSTED: January 12, 2010
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Eileen Jane Kretz, 82, of Bokeelia, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. She was born March 31, 1927, in Chicago, to William and Carrie Rehn Barfknecht. She moved here in 1987 from New Canaan, Conn. She was an accomplished needlepoint artist and enjoyed collecting artifacts. She attended Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church, Bokeelia She was a member of the V.F.W. and American Legion. She is survived by her loving family including her husband of 61 years, Philip Kretz; daughters, Karin Steers of Estes Park, Colo. and Lisa Nilsen of Pine Island; grandchildren, Katie, Susan, Stacy and Graham; and many friends on Pine Island. Mormorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, New York, NY 10004, 800-533-Cure, www.jdrf.org Arrangements are by Coral Ridge Funeral Home and Cemetery, Cape Coral. |
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