Sarah Eisenbeis
May 22, 1918 — February 19, 2010
Sarah Eisenbeis
Sarah Frances Eisenbeis, 91, of Waco, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010. Mass of Resurrection will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at St. Catherine's Chapel with Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd.
Mrs. Eisenbeis was born in Sherman to Walter Brown and Mary Lindsey Brown. She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church and a former member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. She graduated from the St. Anthony School of Nursing in Oklahoma City with a RN degree. She served in WWII at Pearl Harbor as a Navy Nurse with the rank of Lieutenant. Mrs. Eisenbeis worked at Hillcrest Hospital, then for Dr. William Roddy, and later as a private duty nurse. She loved to travel, read, garden and swim; she was a quick-witted, very generous person who helped many people in Waco.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank F. Eisenbeis; three sisters and three brothers.
Mrs. Eisenbeis is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Eisenbeis and husband, Michael Helfert, Anne Harris and husband , Brent, all of Waco; grandson, Brian Tillman of Austin; granddaughter, Meg Watwood of Hewitt; and five great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Providence Hospice, 4830 Lakewood Dr. Ste 2. Waco, Tx 76710 or the St. Catherine's Activity Fund, 300 West Hwy 6, Waco, Tx 76712.
The family wishes to thank the Providence Hospice team and the third floor caregivers of St. Catherines.
Mrs. Eisenbeis was born in Sherman to Walter Brown and Mary Lindsey Brown. She was a member of St. Louis Catholic Church and a former member of St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. She graduated from the St. Anthony School of Nursing in Oklahoma City with a RN degree. She served in WWII at Pearl Harbor as a Navy Nurse with the rank of Lieutenant. Mrs. Eisenbeis worked at Hillcrest Hospital, then for Dr. William Roddy, and later as a private duty nurse. She loved to travel, read, garden and swim; she was a quick-witted, very generous person who helped many people in Waco.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank F. Eisenbeis; three sisters and three brothers.
Mrs. Eisenbeis is survived by her daughters, Kathleen Eisenbeis and husband, Michael Helfert, Anne Harris and husband , Brent, all of Waco; grandson, Brian Tillman of Austin; granddaughter, Meg Watwood of Hewitt; and five great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Providence Hospice, 4830 Lakewood Dr. Ste 2. Waco, Tx 76710 or the St. Catherine's Activity Fund, 300 West Hwy 6, Waco, Tx 76712.
The family wishes to thank the Providence Hospice team and the third floor caregivers of St. Catherines.
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