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The ancestors and decendants of Rudolph Eiland are not related to this Eiland tree but are included as an Eiland family in the USA

BREVARD ACTOR THEODORE EILAND DIES
Florida Today, Friday, February 6, 1998

FLORIDA TODAY
COCOA BEACH - Theodore A. "Ted" Eiland, a retired television executive, died Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Wueshoff Hospital in Rockledge. He was 81.Mr. Eiland grew up in Logan, W.Va. After graduating from the University of West Virginia with a journalism degree, he served in the Navy as a lieutenant during World War II. Mr. Eiland began his career in broadcasting in Charleston, W.Va. "Capt. John Kennedy was a speaker at his graduation and was very impressed with Ted. He owned a radio station in Charleston and asked Ted to come and work for him," said his wife of 51 years, Lillian Eiland of Cocoa Beach. In 1970, Mr. Eiland moved to Brevard to own and operate WKKO radio station in Cocoa. He retired from broadcasting in 1975, and became a lecturer in communications at Western Carolina University. The Eilands returned to Cocoa Beach in 1978. Throughout his life, Mr. Eiland maintained an active interest in the theater. He appeared in numerous plays in Melbourne and Cocoa Beach and traveled with the one-man show "Clarence Darrow". Matt Roush, a former Today critic, was quoted as saying, "'Clarence Darrow' is a provocative, stirring entertainment delivered with great style and energy by one of Brevard's best actors."
Mr. Eiland also wrote the play "The Most Dangerous Woman," which won a national award and was performed in New York City. The play also was aired on PBS. "He was a very talented, compassionate man with a sense of humor and a great deal of integrity along with that," his wife said. Other survivors include his sons, Howard Eiland of Sharon, MA, Stuart Eiland or Winchester, VA, Robert Eiland of Northborough, MA, and Richard Eiland of Orlando; and seven grandchildren.

No calling hours are scheduled. Services are at 11:30 a.m. today at Surfside Playhouse in Cocoa Beach. Burial will be in West Virginia. Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home in Cocoa Beach is in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made to Surfside Players, P.O. Box 320053, Cocoa Beach, FL 32921; or to Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice, c/o Wuesthoff Health Systems Foundation, P.O. Box 565002,Rockledge, FL 32956-5002.

About Lillian J * Jaffe:

LILLIAN J. EILAND, 86, of Orlando, Fla., formerly of Huntington, W.Va., died Saturday, January 19, 2008, in Orlando. She was born March 26, 1921, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Sandor Lagun and Rae Margurite Cuttler Jaffe. She was a member of The BNai Sholom Congregation and very active with the Surfside Players in Cocoa Beach, Fla. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Theodore A. "Ted" Eiland and her stepfather, Isidore Jaffe. She is survived by four sons, Howard A. Eiland, Stuart A. Eiland, Robert A. Eiland and Richard A. Eiland; and 10 grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 24, 2008, at the BNai Israel Section of Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington, by Rabbi David Wucher.