Obit: Zeebe, Echwadonne E. "Echo" (1936 - 2010)
Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Zeebe, Long, Copeland, Rider,
Tews. Ostrowski, Beogolke, Day
----Source: Clark County Press
(Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) February 10, 2010
Zeebe, Echwadonne E. "Echo" (23 May 1936
- 7 February 2010)
Echo Copeland Zeebe, 73, of Wisconsin
Rapids died Sunday, Feb. 7, at St. Joseph’s Hospital,
Marshfield.
Funeral services will be held at 2:330
p.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, at Buchanan Funeral Home in
Pittsville. Visitation will be from 12:30 until the time of
service.
----Source: Clark County Press
(Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) February 17, 2010
Echo Copeland Zeebe, 73, of Wisconsin
Rapids died Sunday, Feb. 7, at St. Joseph’s Hospital,
Marshfield.
Echwadonne E. Copeland was born May 23,
1936, in Babcock to George and Helen (Long) Copeland. She was
educated at Babcock and was employed as the first telephone
operator in Babcock. She moved to Illinois and was employed
as a police dispatcher and then did factory work. She later
did home care. She had resided in Wisconsin Rapids the past
four years.
Echo married Dale Rider in 1953 in
Illinois; he preceded her in death in 1962. In 1965 Echo
married Edward Zeebe in Illinois; he preceded her in death in
1995.
Echo is survived by four children, Leslie
Dale Rider Zeebe of Sharon, Susan (Russell) Zeebe-Tews of Arpin,
Julie Zeebe of Thorp and Anita Zeebe-Ostrowski of Stevens Point;
six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-grandchild.
She is also survived by four siblings,
Gale (Fae) Copeland of Janesville, Douglas (Nancy) Copeland of
Delavan, Tanna (Gene) Beogolke of Alabama and Charles Copeland of
Delavan.
Echo was preceded in death by her two
husbands; one son in infancy; one sister, Patricia Day; and one
brother, James Copeland.
Funeral services for Echo were held at
2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010 at Buchanan Funeral Home in
Pittsville with visitation from 12:30 p.m. until the time of
service. Burial was in the Babcock Cemetery.
Echo’s grandsons served as pallbearers.
Echo is now in God’s hands and at peace.
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