REYSACK, Ecko Jr. (1939-2008)

REYSACK, MENMAM, HASKINS, HEGINGER, SPEARS, SMITH, PANNHOFF, HAUPTMANN, SHAW, NICKSON, WEIDE, MCCAULEY, MEADOWS, SWYTER, SEXTON, GRECO, LEAKE, OTL, BAEHMKE, BRANDY, HARKIN, HARMS

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 7/3/2013 at 08:00:18

Ecko Reysack, Jr., 68, of Klemme, died on Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, May 24, at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ, Klemme. The Rev. Donna Buckman officiated. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme. Visitation was from 5-8:00
p.m., on Friday, at the Andrews Funeral Home, Klemme and continued one hour prior to the services at the funeral home on Saturday.

Ecko Reysack, Jr., the son of Ecko and Grace (Menmam) Reysack, Sr., was born on November 26, 1939 at Packard, Iowa. He attended Aredale Schools in Aredale, Iowa. Ecko owned and operated his own tiling business in earlier years in the
Dumont area. He later was employed with Winnebago Industries for 13 years from 1978-1991.

Ecko was united in marriage to his first wife, Janice Haskins for a number of years. He later married Sharon Heginger on July 28, 1978 in Minnehaha, South Dakota.

Ecko was a very avid outdoorsman who relished each and every opportunity he had to spend time pursuing his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. He loved to hunt a wide variety of game and fish for all types of fish. He took great pleasure in teaching his kids and grandkids to fish and hunt in an effort to share his love and his passion for the outdoors.

He looked forward to family get togethers around the campfire and camping excursions. He enjoyed car racing and especially looked forward to figure
eight races and derby car events. Ecko could often be seen touring around the Klemme area in his blue pickup and enjoyed his seat in the cab of his truck as he supervised the family in planting the garden or with other tasks.

His family will miss Ecko pulling up in the drive or alley and tapping on his pickup horn to let them know he was outside waiting to visit or the news of the day. Ecko enjoyed following the many activities of his children and grandchildren and looked forward to times spent with his siblings.

Those left to cherish the memory of his life included his wife, Sharon Reysack of Klemme; his children, Virginia (Sam) Spears of Lone Tree, Rhonda (Jeff) Smith, of Klemme, Donnie Reysack of Washington, Tracie (Doug) Panhoff of Klemme, Jennifer (Eldon) Hauptmann of Garner and Melissa Shaw of Garner; step-children, Sherry (Robert) Nickson of Mason City, Jerry (Roberta) Weide
of Alden and Shelly (Matthew) McCauley of Houston, Missouri; grandchildren, Nick, Amber, and Brent Smith, Marcus and Tiffany Reysack, Telsie and Brittney Panhoff, Bradley, Cole, Brooke, Corey Hauptmann, Jordan, Noah, and Faith
Shaw; step-grandchildren, Bobbie and George Nickson, Ryan, Michael, Ashley, and Tyler Weide, Samantha and Casey Smith, Ashley Jessica, and Matthew McCauley, Ashley, Michael, Jeremy and Nathan Panhoff, Kevin, Jeff, and Jill Spears; step-great-grandchildren, Hayden Meadows, Bailey Smith, Amy Swyter, Catlynn Sexton, Ladianon, Makenzie, Treviania, and Damarion Panhoff; seven
sisters, Ella Greco of Oelwein, Dorothy Leake of Hemet, California, Lenora Otl of Readlyn, Mary Ellen Baehmke of Waterloo, Grace Bandy of Waterloo, Marlene Harkin of Fairbanks and Barb Harms of Hampton; three brothers, Harry Reysack and Bill Reysack, both of Dumont and Hampton.

Ecko was preceded in death by his parents; step-daughter, Laura Weide; and first wife, Janice.