Thomas Eblen

THOMAS W. EBLEN Tom Eblen, 86, long time resident of Atlantic, passed away at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic on Thursday, May 20, 2010. Tom was born the son of Imo Smith Eblen and Frank Eblen in Cumberland, Iowa in 1923. He graduated with the Cumberland High School Class of 1941. He served in the Navy SeaBees, the Construction Battalion of the United States Navy, for two and one-half years in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. He married Beulah Ann Neiens in 1947. They had two daughters, Trudy Eblen Livengood and Kathy Sayers. He began flying airplanes as a young man; however, his avocation was moving dirt. He worked on the Alcan Highway and then continued construction work with his dad. Also, he had a life long interest in raising horses. For fifty years, he was both a Shriner and a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason. He was also a long time member of the Rotary Club. His survivors include his wife Beulah; two daughters, Trudy and her husband Steven Livengood of Atlantic and Kathy Sayers of Berkeley, California; granddaughter Andrea and husband Kyle Rosenthal of San Francisco, California; and great-granddaughter Bianca Lauren Rosenthal. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and an infant daughter, brother Frank Eblen, and sister Ramona Krug. In Remembrance ofThomas William EblenBORNAugust 24, 1923 ~ Cumberland, IowaENTERED INTO RESTMay 20, 2010At the age of 86 years, 8 months and 26 daysFUNERAL MASSMonday, May 24, 10:30 A.M.S.S. Peter & Paul Catholic Church ~ Atlantic, IowaOFFICIATINGFather Dan SiepkerMsgr. Lawrence BeesonREADERSMarlene FeilmeyerVirginia WernimontMUSICAL SELECTIONS"On Eagle"s Wings&" (Samantha Koontz, soloist)"Shepherd Me, O God&""Ode To Joy&" (Pat McCauley, violinist)"Ave Marie&" (Orv Roecker, soloist)"Celtic Song of Farewell&"Louie Armstrong"s "What A Wonderful World&""My Way&" (Orv Roecker, soloist)ORGANISTPat McCauleyPALL BEARERS Steve Farrell Craig Farrell David Farrell Greg Roecker Todd Roecker Steven LivengoodLUNCHEONTom"s family welcomes you to a luncheon at the Catholic Parish Center following the mass.Funeral InformationThere will be open visitation at Roland Funeral Home from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 22 and from 1:00 until 6:30 P.M. Sunday May 23. At that time there will be a Rosary followed by a visitation also at Roland"s. The funeral mass will be at S.S. Peter and Paul Catholic Church at 10:30 A.M. on Monday, May 24 with Father Dan Siepker officiating. The committal service of the cremains will be at a later date.Roland Funeral Service is caring for Tom"s family and the arrangements. Condolences may be left in his guest book at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.