Eileen Jesse Roehl was born October 16, 1922, in Salina, Kansas, to Jesse R. and Irene (Morgan) Anderson. She transitioned from this life September 10, 2020, in Ness City, Kansas. Eileen married Sol Roehl May 17, 1943, in Clovis, New Mexico. Three children were born to this union: Sol L., Carol, and Jeannie. Eileen spent much of her married life as a homemaker. She had many jobs as she stayed home with her children. She took in ironing, made potato salad to sell at the local grocery, and babysat.
After Sol died in 1973, she took college classes and became a computer operator. When she retired from her computer job she began babysitting again. She dearly loved each child she cared for and thought of each of them as her own grandchild. As Eileen’s health began to fail, she moved to an assisted living home in Hutchinson and then to a long-term care facility in Ness City where she passed away.
Eileen was preceded in death by her parents: Jesse R. Anderson and Irene Marlin; husband; her daughter Carol and Carol’s husband Billy Gunn ; her two brothers Duane Anderson and Billy Marlin; She is survived by her son Sol “Butch” Roehl and his wife Joyce of Ness City; her daughter Jean Gisel of Clinton, Iowa; eight grandchildren: Sherry (Fred) Humbree, Larry (Tammy) Roehl, Terry Roehl, Shanda (Scott) Studt, Skye (Alan) Christiansen, Corie Novak, Ashley (Timothy) Woodward and Justin Gisel; fourteen great grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren. Also left to mourn her death and cherish her memory are the children she babysat and many friends.
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