Ecko REYSACK, Jr.

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

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/10/2010 at 12:56:58

Belmond Independent, Iowa
May 27, 2008

Ecko Reysack, Jr., 68, Klemme, died May 21, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City. Services were held May 24 at Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme with Rev. Donna Buckman officiating. Burial was in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.

Ecko, Jr., the son of Ecko and Grace (Menmam) Reysack, Sr., was born November 26, 1939 at Packard, IA. He attended school at Aredale. At one time Ecko owned his own tiling business in the Dumont area. He later was employed with Winnebago Industries from 1978-1991. Ecko was married to his first wife, Janice Haskins, for a number of years. He married Sharon Heginger on July 28, 1978 in Minnehaha, SD. Ecko was an avid outdoorsman who relished each and every opportunity to pursue his favorite pastimes of hunting and fishing. He loved to hunt a wide variety of game and catch all types of fish. He took great pleasure in teaching his skills to his kids and grandkids and to share his love and his passion for the outdoors. He looked forward to family gettogethers around the campfire. He enjoyed car racing, especially figure eight races and derby car events. Ecko could often be seen touring around the Klemme area in his blue pickup. He enjoyed his seat in the cab of his truck as he supervised planting the garden or other tasks. His family will miss Ecko pulling up and tapping his pickup horn to let them know he was outside waiting to visit. Ecko enjoyed following the many activities of his children and grandchildren and times spent with his siblings.

Ecko was preceded in death by his parents; step daughter Laura Weide; and first wife, Janice. Survivors include his wife Sharon 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; his step-children Sherry (Robert) Nickson of Mason City, Jerry (Roberta) Weide of Alden and Shelly (Matthew) McCauley of Houston, MO; grandchildren Nick, Amber and Brent Smith, Marcus and Tiffany Reysack, Telsie and Brittney Panhoff, Bradley, Cole, Brooke and Corey Hauptmann, and 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, and Kevin, Jeff and Jill Spears; step great grandchildren Hayden Meadows, Bailey Smith, Amy Swyter, Catlynn Sexton, and Ladianon, Makenzie, Treviania and Damarion Panhoff; sisters Ella Greco of Oelwein, Dorothy Leake of Hemet, CA, Lenora Otl of Readlyn, Mary Ellen Baehmke of Waterloo, Grace Bandy of Waterloo, Marlene Harkin of Fairbanks and Barb Harms of Hampton; and brothers Harry Reysack and Bill Reysack both of Dumont. and Dale Reysack of Hampton.