Ruth Eileen (Eileen) Briney

January 28, 1923 - August 23, 2009


Residence: Lafayette, Indiana
Died: Sunday, August 23, 2009
Location: 11:50 a.m., at the St. Anthony Health Care Nursing Home in Lafayette, Indiana.
 
 
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Sunday, January 28, 1923
Birth place:

 

 
Father: Alfred Augustus Briney
 
Mother: Mary Isabell Roach
 
Marital Status: Single
Resided in: Monticello for a short time till permanently moving to Lafayette, Indiana.
Funeral Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Funeral Location: 2:30 p.m. at the I.O.O.F Riverview Cemetery located in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Father Gerald Borawski of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, Monticello, Indiana officiating.
Burial will take place:
In the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery, in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
Private Family Visitation
Biographical Information:
Eileen was a graduate of the Monticello High School, in Monticello, Indiana. She worked for Judge Carr following graduation in the Monticello Courts. Eileen then moved to Washington D.C. and worked as a secretary in the Department of Interior during WWII. After the war she lived in Monticello, Indiana for a short period of time before moving to Lafayette, Indiana permanently. She was employed as a secretary by ALCOA where she retired after 40 years of service. Eileen also volunteered at the visitors center at Purdue University for several years. Eileen enjoyed cooking, collecting cook books, sewing, traveling, and watching sports.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In Lieu of flowers the family wishes memorial donations made to the wishes of the donor. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home and the cemetery.
Marriage Information:
Survivors include:
Sisters,Margaret Mae Ellis of Frankfort, Indiana,Mary Jane Bergsma of Lafayette, Indiana;Brother,Robert Marion Briney of Perkinston, Mississippi.
Preceded in Death:
Sister,Kathryn "Katie" Elizabeth Douglas Gates;Brother,John "Jack" Alfred Briney.
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home


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Burial Service

In the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery, in rural Monticello, Indiana

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