1932
Mrs.
2010
Mrs. Eileen Krehemker
March 27, 1932 — November 3, 2010
EILEEN LOUISE KREHEMKER
Eileen ( Hilborn ) Krehemker, 78, of
Overland Park, KS. passed away peacefully at
Olathe Medical Center on November 3, 2010.
Eileen was born on March 27,1932 in Montreal,
Quebec. When she was five her family moved
to St. Catharine’s, Ontario where she grew up
with her two brothers Eric and Robert and sister
Carol. After graduating from High School she
went on to McDonald College - McGill
University, receiving a degree in education.
Teaching in Montreal for several years she
and her best friend Marg from college decided to
move to Chicago where she taught 1st grade at
the Harris Day School.
At the Harris school she met the wife of the
assistant priest at St. Chrysostom’s Church,
who invited her to attend church on Sunday.
It was there she met her husband to be Jim. He sat
up front in the choir stall and watched her as
she always sat up front. Jim invited her to join the
Gilbert and Sullivan drama group. They were
engaged during the Mikado and married right
after Iolanthe. Jim was a fabric buyer for home
furnishing at the time. They lived in Evanston, IL.
until Jim was transferred to Prairie Village in 1961.
Eileen, a homemaker raised their 3 children.
When the youngest child went to high school she went
back to teaching. She joined Merrill Lynch and
work there until she retired in 1995. During this
time her husband began his studies to become
a priest in the Episcopal Church. As the family
grew they would travel to Canada every summer.
In 55 years they never missed a summer. She loved
their cottage in Prince Edward County and will
return there and rest in St. John’s Churchyard, Wapoose.
Eileen is preceded in death by her father Ronald C.
Hilborn and mother Louise (Charbinnel) Hilborn, her
brother Eric and sister Carol. She is survived by her
Brother Robert and her husband Jim, her sons, Drew
and Eric and daughter Diane, grandchildren, Kristen,
Melisa, Patrick, Heather, Brent, Cody, Chris, Jamie,
Mathew, Kayla and great Grandchildren, Issaac, Bryceton,
Nathan, Caleb and Lauralynn.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday Nov. 7
at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200
Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. A funeral service will
be held at 11:00 AM Monday Nov. 8th, at Trinity Anglican
Church, 3920 W 63rd, Prairie Village, Ks. 66208.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests
contributions to the Trinity Choir in memory of Eileen
or the Oncology Department of Olathe Medical Center.
The family would like to thank all the wonderful doctors, nurses
and staff at Olathe Medical Center for their compassion
and care of our wife and mother Eileen. God’s blessing.
Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 913-451-1860. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com
Eileen ( Hilborn ) Krehemker, 78, of
Overland Park, KS. passed away peacefully at
Olathe Medical Center on November 3, 2010.
Eileen was born on March 27,1932 in Montreal,
Quebec. When she was five her family moved
to St. Catharine’s, Ontario where she grew up
with her two brothers Eric and Robert and sister
Carol. After graduating from High School she
went on to McDonald College - McGill
University, receiving a degree in education.
Teaching in Montreal for several years she
and her best friend Marg from college decided to
move to Chicago where she taught 1st grade at
the Harris Day School.
At the Harris school she met the wife of the
assistant priest at St. Chrysostom’s Church,
who invited her to attend church on Sunday.
It was there she met her husband to be Jim. He sat
up front in the choir stall and watched her as
she always sat up front. Jim invited her to join the
Gilbert and Sullivan drama group. They were
engaged during the Mikado and married right
after Iolanthe. Jim was a fabric buyer for home
furnishing at the time. They lived in Evanston, IL.
until Jim was transferred to Prairie Village in 1961.
Eileen, a homemaker raised their 3 children.
When the youngest child went to high school she went
back to teaching. She joined Merrill Lynch and
work there until she retired in 1995. During this
time her husband began his studies to become
a priest in the Episcopal Church. As the family
grew they would travel to Canada every summer.
In 55 years they never missed a summer. She loved
their cottage in Prince Edward County and will
return there and rest in St. John’s Churchyard, Wapoose.
Eileen is preceded in death by her father Ronald C.
Hilborn and mother Louise (Charbinnel) Hilborn, her
brother Eric and sister Carol. She is survived by her
Brother Robert and her husband Jim, her sons, Drew
and Eric and daughter Diane, grandchildren, Kristen,
Melisa, Patrick, Heather, Brent, Cody, Chris, Jamie,
Mathew, Kayla and great Grandchildren, Issaac, Bryceton,
Nathan, Caleb and Lauralynn.
Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., Sunday Nov. 7
at D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200
Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, Kansas. A funeral service will
be held at 11:00 AM Monday Nov. 8th, at Trinity Anglican
Church, 3920 W 63rd, Prairie Village, Ks. 66208.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests
contributions to the Trinity Choir in memory of Eileen
or the Oncology Department of Olathe Medical Center.
The family would like to thank all the wonderful doctors, nurses
and staff at Olathe Medical Center for their compassion
and care of our wife and mother Eileen. God’s blessing.
Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer’s Sons Johnson County Chapel, 913-451-1860. Fond memories and condolences for the family may be left at www.johnsoncountychapel.com
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