Georgianna Eick

Georgianna Eick, 96, peacefully left this world on January 24, 2025, surrounded by her family as she was welcomed Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Eick in 2010. She is survived by her daughters Lezlee (Jeff) Knowles and Cyndy (Dave) Timm; her grandchildren Kathi (Michael) Fournier, Kim (Cris) Anthony, Mark (Danielle) Knowles, Jackie (Andy) Davis, Jenna (Travis) Geels, and Mike (Ashley) Timm; eleven great-grandchildren; brother Richard (Shirley) Inderrieden; half-sister Judy (Ray) Eakin; half-brother Dan Inderrieden (Rhonda Smith); and many extended family members and dear friends.

Georgi was born on August 2, 1928, to George Inderrieden and Frances (Evans) in Milford, Ohio, where she spent her childhood years. When she was sixteen her parents divorced, and she moved to Cincinnati to live with her Grandma and Grandpa Evans during her teen years. It was under their care that Georgi learned the functional skills of cooking, sewing, and shopping and was a recipient of the more-inspirational gifts of hospitality, beauty, and hard work. An early sign of her determination and grit was when she started at the new high school in Cincinnati, hated it, and figured out a way to take a long public commute every day back to her hometown to finish high school there in just three years. She wasn’t able to attend her high school graduation but always said, “I want ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ played at my funeral. What a graduation that will be!” 

A handsome sailor named Jack Harry Eick walked into her life when she was 18, and they were married on October 1,1948. Their marriage spanned 61 years, rooted in faith and abundant love.

As a young couple, she and Jack (and his brother Ray and wife) took in his three youngest, orphaned brothers to live with them during their formative, teen years. This was the sprouting of Georgi’s God-given gift of hospitality that would blossom for years to come. Their homes hosted countless people for meals, wedding receptions, parties, church gatherings, a monthly dinner club, family reunions, and long-term guests who stayed weeks, months and even years. Her table was always set for the next guest, and you could guarantee there would be the finest dishes, centerpieces, and hand-made name cards at each place.

Jack and Georgi lived most of their married lives in Cincinnati but, in the 1960’s, moved twice to Toronto, Canada, and lived there five years with their girls. In every place she lived, she was actively involved in her community: the first PTA president of Midway Elementary School, co-president of the Argus Club, president of the Westwood Woman’s Club, “Queen” of her local Red Hat Society, board member for Mt. Healthy and Mason Christian Villages, and a sought-after public speaker in the Cincinnati area. She and Jack were baptized in 1952 and were active members of the Westwood-Cheviot/Whitewater Crossing Christian Church. She faithfully served at the church for 65 years.

Georgi appreciated the arts in all forms and had the gift of bringing beauty to everything she touched. Her talent was put to great use during her career as the Director of Housekeeping/Interior Design at Mount Healthy Christian Home in Cincinnati, a position she held for almost a decade. (Even this past November she had her granddaughter moving furniture around on her last day in her temporary rehab room!) She started dancing at age six and danced her way through life, with tap and ballet being her favorite. In her last decade, she actively took up painting and attended art classes; people were shocked but not surprised that she quickly had an entire gallery of beautiful paintings she had mastered. 

After living twelve years on her own in Cincinnati after Jack’s passing, Georgi decided to move to Columbus in 2022, to live in Independent Living at Worthington Christian Village. She’s told many people that this was one of the best decisions she’s ever made, and her final years spent there introduced her to many new friends and experiences, including marriage to George Andrews for two years. 

While her signature white glasses, red lipstick, and throaty laugh were with her to the end, she more importantly wanted to be remembered for something else. From her memoir: “My favorite engraving of words on my heart: ‘May those who come behind us find us faithful.’ I want my family to know me as faithful to God and to others.” For the multitudes of people whose lives she has touched, we know this to be true. Well done, good and faithful servant.

A celebration of her graduation from this life will be held at Worthington Christian Village (165 Highbluffs Blvd., Columbus, OH 43235) on Sunday, February 16, 2025. The service will begin at 2:00 with visitation from 1:00-2:00 and 3:00-4:00. 

To express gratitude for the remarkable love and care that Georgi received, in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Worthington Christian Village https://wcv.org/charitable-giving/.