Nicholas Eoloff

Obituary of Nicholas Eoloff

age 84 of St. Paul. Died May 24, 2014. Survived by his loving wife, Mary Louise (Bunting) Eoloff (married December 26, 1955); father of six children, 14 grandchildren and one great grandchild. They are daughter Kristin Kramer (Dan) of St. Paul, and grandchildren Laura (Victor), Katie, Megan and Natalie; son Nicholas Paul (Anita) of Washington, D.C., grandchildren Michael, Sara, Annie; son Eric of St. Louis, and grandchildren Neil, Allison and Jill; daughter Sara Hyland (Bob) of St. Paul, and grandchildren William, Grace and Ethan; daughter Andrea of St. Paul, and grandchild Elena; son Jonathan (Itai Himelboim) of Atlanta; and one great grandchild, Olivia. Also survived by sister, Anna Chamberlain, and many nieces and nephews. Adoptive parent of Israeli prisoner of conscience Mordechai Vanunu. Graduated Harding High School (1947), University of Minnesota (1951) and University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., (1956). Veteran of the United States Navy Reserves. Employed by West Publishing Company for 37 years, serving for many years as manager of the Statutes Department. Nick devoted his life to the struggle of the Guatemalan and Palestinian people, working tirelessly for a free Palestine. He commissioned and dedicated a memorial to the Palestinian village of Deir Yassin; the memorial is adjacent to the Midtown Greenway Bike Trail in South Minneapolis. Nick was a champion of nonviolent resolutions to conflict. Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31 at St. Francis Cabrini, 1500 Franklin Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, preceded by visitation at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Pax Christi USA () or Friends of Sabeel North America ().
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