Eicher, Roma J. Diller (1942-2006)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2006 Dec 25 p. 8

Birth date: 1942 Nov 21

text of obituary:

ROMA J. EICHER

Roma J. Eicher, 64, of Albany, Ore., died Dec. 9, 2006. She was born Nov. 21, 1942, in Harper, Kan.

Her life was filled with music, church, community and family, including the Mennonite Church General Board, Mennonite General Assembly planning, Mennonite Mission Network board, the music committee at Lebanon Mennonite Church, Music Teachers National Association and president-elect of Oregon Music Teachers’ Association. Her community positions included Greater Albany Public School Board, YMCA Board, and co-managing the Linn County Fair on short notice in the mid-1970s.

She painstakingly built a career in music throughout her life. She founded the Conservatory for Music in 1986, creating a professional music and arts center for her community. She was active as a teacher, performer, adjudicator and presenter. An active member of MTNA since 1966, she held a national certification in piano. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She married Sam Eicher on June 14, 1963.

Survivors include her husband, Sam; three daughters, Marisa Jo De Masi, Dani Kaye Lack and Jaqui Lyn Forney; two adopted sons, Tyson Samuel Ezra and Travis John Albert; a brother, Don Diller of Phoenix, Ariz.; and three grandchildren.

Services were held at Lebanon Mennonite Church.