Louis J. “Louie” Eckermann

ECKERMANN, MENKE, YEGGY, BROWN, REINBOLD, CONNER

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 10/29/2012 at 11:09:06

Louis J. “Louie” Eckermann, 88, of Cosgrove died Sunday October 21, 2012, at Legacy Pointe in Iowa City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 10:00 am at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Cosgrove. Reverend Edmond Dunn will officiate. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 pm at Lensing Funeral Service in Iowa City. A Knights of Columbus rosary will begin at 3:30 and a vigil service at 7:00 pm. Instead of flowers, the family requests memorials to St. Peter’s Church, Special Olympics or Heifer Intl.

Born November 19, 1923 in Emerson, Nebraska, he was the son of Charles and Genevieve Eckermann. He came to Cosgrove with his family in 1937. He attended Cosgrove High School where he played basketball and was captain of the team. Louie served in the Army Tank Corps in WWII-Korea and was an expert marksman. In 1948 he was married to the lovely Imelda Menke, a Mercy Nurse of West Point, Iowa. If there ever were a man to look up to for his faith and work ethic, it was Louie. He worked at Amana Refrigeration to save up for his life long career in farming. He loved farming and worked hard caring for the land and livestock he kept. When he wasn’t working on the farm, he enjoyed being around his five industrious sons and four charming daughters, and was always on the look-out for an opportunity to make Imelda jump and shriek. He also worked as University Campus Security during the riotous times of the Viet Nam War, and later at the Physical Plant. He was a member of St. Peter’s Parish, Cosgrove; Knights of Columbus, Oxford; American Legion Post 537, Oxford; and was a strong proponent of the Cosgrove Hustlers 4-H Club.

When the grandchildren came along, Louie loved to bounce them on his knee and sing the Deedle -Dee song, while they giggled and laughed. Being the “sweet tooth” he was, he would always make sure they had ice cream to enjoy when they came to visit.

He is survived by his wife, Imelda; daughter Jeanette Yeggy of Davenport, sons Charles “Chuck” (Mona) of Des Moines, John of Kansas City, Mo., Doug (Anne) of Urbandale, Dave (Patty) of Cosgrove, daughters Lu Anne Brown of Ankeny, Mary Kay Eckermann of Iowa City, son Rick (Celia) of Cosgrove, and daughter Angi (Joe) Reinbold of Warrenton, VA, a sister Judy Conner of Coralville, sixteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Geraldine, and brothers Matt, John and Charles, and grandchild Amber Yeggy.