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George Eschenbacher Photo Collection

 Series
Identifier: Collection ID-2875

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photos of confirmation classes from Eschenbacher's ministry.

Dates

  • Creation: 1933 - 1945

Biographical / Historical

George B. Eschenbacher was born 15 February 1910 at Brainerd, Minnesota, the son of George and Margaret (nee Gunderman) Eschenbacher. He graduated from Concordia Seminary (Saint Louis) in 1932 and served parishes at Bertha and Hewitt, Minnesota; Paullina and Manning, Iowa; and Sauk Centre, Minnesota, through 1973. He was second vice-president of the Iowa District West from 1956 to 1959. He was married to Hulda (nee Koehn) and the couple had five daughters: Rosemary (Watts), Arlene (Cooper), Melissa (Johns), Janice (Melles), Becky (Miller). Eschenbacher died 15 October 1985 at Fort Collins, Colorado. His funeral took place 28 October 1985 at Randall, Minnesota, and he was buried at Brainerd, Minnesota.

Extent

1 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

3.09.1.2 (E Box)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Saint Paul Lutheran Church (Bertha, Minnesota) on April 19, 2006.

Title
George Eschenbacher Photo Collection
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Concordia Historical Institute Repository

Contact:
804 Seminary Place
Saint Louis MO 63105 USA
314-505-7935