Aileen Virginia Eick

Aileen Virginia Eick, 91 of Mankato, died July 2, 2019 as a result of congestive heart failure at Hillcrest Rehabilitation Center in Mankato.

Memorial service will be 11a.m., Monday, July 8, 2019 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. Memorials are preferred to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice-Mankato, Zimmer Eick Endowment at Minnesota State University, Mankato, or the donor’s choice. Mankato Mortuary is assisting the family.

Aileen was born on June 13, 1928 to LeRoy and Lucile Snell in Detroit, Michigan.  She married Ronald E. Eick in June 1952.  She graduated from Southeastern High School in 1946.  Aileen continued her education at Michigan State University graduating in 1950, completing a dietetic internship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 1951.  She received a Master of Science degree from Mankato State University in 1971 and a PhD. from Oklahoma State University in 1986.  She worked as a dietician at Massachusetts General Hospital and Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan.  She taught for the Mott Foundation in Flint, Michigan, Clark County Vocational School in Springfield, Ohio and Mankato State University from 1971-1990.  She helped develop the Dietetics Program along with colleague, Beth Zimmer.

Aileen was active in the Mankato community with the League of Women Voters, served on the City of Mankato Environmental Review Committee, United Way Board of Directors, Bethlehem Lutheran Church as a volunteer, Immanuel St. Joseph’s Hospital for Hospice, Old Main Village Advisory Council, and a Pages Past Bookstore volunteer at the Blue Earth County Library.

She enjoyed her family, reading, knitting, crocheting and helping where needed.  She received the Minnesota State University, Mankato Distinguished Alumni Award and the YWCA Women of Distinction Award.

Aileen is survived by her children, Gerry (Jean) Eick, Christine (Mike) Schmitz and Louise (Bill) Dickmeyer; grandchildren, Jason, and Tim (Anna Marie) Eick, Andy (Kate) and Stephen Schmitz, and Billy, Tony (Jessica), and Angela Dickmeyer; great grandchildren, Kallie, Benjamin, and Allison; sister, Barbara; and niece, Liz (Franz) Hoefferle.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband, Ronald.