Pembine - Marian Louise Eichinger, 91, of Pembine, Wisc., died on December 17, 2023, from congestive heart failure at Marshfield Medical Center-Dickinson, Iron Mountain, Mich.

She was born on March 30, 1932, in Amberg, Wisc., to the late Joseph Edgar and Clara (Swigart) Vankirk.

Marian was the youngest of eight children, and distinguished herself when she graduated as valedictorian of her high school class in 1950.

Marian Louise Vankirk married Frederick A. Eichinger on January 17, 1951, at White Rapids Baptist Church. He preceded her in death on October 2, 2010.

Marian was a great lover of music and was a self-taught pianist and accordion player. She played piano and organ for many of the churches where the family attended.

She is survived by her six children, daughter, Diane Kingery; five sons, Terry (Betty) Eichinger; Thomas (Sharlotte) Eichinger; Frederick, Jr. (Denise) Eichinger; Stephan (Jacqueline) Eichinger and Timothy (Toni) Eichinger; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty-five great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild.

In addition to her parents and her loving husband of fifty-nine years, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Evelyn Angelmeyer, Margaret Taliaferro, Barbara Kulp, Dorothy Groy, and Ruth Dixon; brothers, Robert Vankirk, and James Vankirk; son-in-law, Thomas Kingery; grandson, Joe Eichinger; and great-grandson, Cole Eichinger.

A Celebration of Marian's life will be announced at a later date.

Friends may leave condolences and tributes to Marian's family online at www.jacobsfuneralhomes.com

The family has chosen Jacobs Funeral Home-Niagara Chapel, Niagara, Wisc., to honor Marian's legacy of life.