CATHERINE ISABEL ECK von LEHE EPPES Obituary (1931 - 2017)

CATHERINE ISABEL ECK von LEHE EPPES January 6, 1931 - January 25, 2017 Catherine von Lehe Eppes 86, died peacefully in her sleep after a long illness, at the home of her son Michael von Lehe in Gainesville, FL. Catherine was born in Toronto, ON to the late Beverly Winfield Eck and Isabel Stewart Rosevear and attended school there before becoming an Elementary School Teacher in North York in the early 1950s. She married Dr. August Charles von Lehe in 1956 and moved to his town of Walterboro, SC where she lived for several years before moving to LaGrange, GA. While living in LaGrange, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, June 3, 1972 with Summa Cum Laude honours. After a few years, she moved to Gainesville, FL and that would be where she called home for the rest of her life. While living in Gainesville, she graduated from University of Florida with a Master of Education on December 11, 1976. She worked for and retired from the Alachua County School Board as the Curriculum Resource Teacher at Metcalfe Elementary School. She was also a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church where she did volunteer work. She was preceded in death by husband Dr. August Charles von Lehe, son Dr. John Andrew von Lehe and husband Bill Gorton Eppes. Catherine is survived by sister Patricia Eck Wilson, sons Michael, Charles and Quinlan von Lehe and by grandchildren Michael, Alicia, Christopher, Charlie, Kinsey, Reagin, Rebecca and Laura. The family received friends at Milam Funeral Home on Monday, January 30, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Burial took place in the Live Oak Cemetery in Walterboro, SC. Arrangements by Milam Funeral and Cremation Services, 311 S. Main St., Gainesville, FL 32601. 352-376-5361. www.milamfh.com