Submitted by: Dan Rich

Eileen H. Kreps

June 6, 1920 - Sept. 17, 2001

South Bend Tribune 9/20/2001

Eileen H. Kreps, 81, of Cherry Pointe Drive, South Bend, Ind., died following an illness at 6:05 a.m. Monday, Sept. 17, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Mrs. Kreps was born June 6, 1920, in Manchester, England, to Ernest and Jane (Hyde) Hoyland, and had lived in the South Bend area most of her life. She was preceded in death by her parents; and by a brother, Robert Hoyland.

On Nov. 26, 1938, in South Bend, as Eileen Hoyland, she married Robert D. Kreps, who survives. She is also survived by two daughters, Janice E. (Jon) Campbell of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Judy J. (Greg) Strychalski of South Bend; and by eight grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Kreps retired from the former Robertson's Department Store as a hostess and cashier in the tearoom until its closing, and had worked in other departments in the store. She was a member of Epworth Memorial United Methodist C hurch and was involved in the women's groups in the church.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, in the Epworth Memorial United Methodist Church, with Rev. Steven Brey officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, Ind. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, Sept. 20, in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street. Memorial contributions may be made to Epworth Memorial United Methodist Church, 2404 Lincoln Way West, South Bend, IN 46628.