Eileen Goldberg

Eileen Margaret Goldberg, of Vicksburg passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at the age of 95 at The Laurels of Galesburg. Eileen was born on September 3, 1924 in Roseville, MI. She was the oldest of five children to Eddie and Martha Marshall. She met Harry Goldberg at Peniel Bible Institute in Stanton, KY. March of 1950 they eloped in marriage. In 1952 they settled in Vicksburg, where Eileen enjoyed being a homemaker, sewing dresses for her daughters and making meals from scratch. Eileen is preceded in death by all her siblings, one daughter, Sandra Lynn Wirth in May of 1982, and more recently her husband Harry Goldberg in April of 2017. She is survived by one daughter, Marjorie Ann (Mark) Newhouse, of Augusta; one son, Paul William (Kitti) Goldberg, of Vicksburg; five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. The family will be having a private graveside service at Fort Custer National Cemetery. Please visit Eileen's webpage at www.mccowensecord.com where you can read her obituary, sign the guestbook, and share a memory. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Southern Care Hospice. The family is being assisted by the McCowen & Secord Funeral Home, Rupert-Durham Chapel, 409 S. Main Street, Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269-649-1697).