Eckel, Catherine Herbert, 91, a resident of Midlothian, Virginia, formerly of the Township of Washington, N. J., departed this life on February 1, 2014. Mrs. Eckel was a graduate of Holy Name Hospital School of Nursing, and Jersey City State College, having served as a school nurse in Elmwood Park, N. J. Public Schools until her retirement. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Parker Eckel, and she is survived by sons Thomas Eckel (Jackie), Terrence Eckel (Gloria), and Robert Eckel; daughters Christine Wilson (Peter), and Donna Caufield (Kevin); nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors on Friday, February 7th at 9:30 am in the Chapel of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 2700 Dolfield Drive, N. Chesterfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project or to The Little Sisters of the Poor.
