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Visitation:
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, June 3rd, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Robert “Bob” S. Eckert, 73, of
Lincoln passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at the
Lincoln Memorial Hospital. He was born on September
4, 1950, in Lincoln, the son of the late Donald and
Agnes (Huskins) Eckert.
Bob was a 1968 graduate of Lincoln Community High
School and a 1972 graduate of Southern Illinois
University in Carbondale. He graduated first in his
class in the school of analytics, finance, and
economics at SIU. He spent his career working for
the state of Illinois at the Logan Correctional
Center in Lincoln.
On September 4, 1978, Bob married Deborah June
Cooley and spent the next 38 years by her side until
her passing in 2017.
Bob is survived by his two children: Andrew (Rene)
Eckert of Dillsburg, PA, and Jamie (Seth) Peacock of
Peoria, his six grandchildren: Tyler (Sarah) Musser
of New Cumberland, PA, Austin Musser of Dillsburg,
PA, Isabella and Ethan Eckert of Dillsburg, PA, and
Zoey and Zander Peacock of Peoria, his four sisters
and brother: Joyce Oltmanns, Nancy (Louis) Farkas,
Judy (Charles) Barkley, Mary (Matthew) Mason, and
Daniel (Juliene) Eckert, all of Lincoln; and his
sister-in-law: Cathie (Michael) Bradley of Auburn.
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He was predeceased by one brother,
James Babbs, and brother in-law, Marvin Oltmanns.
The Eckert’s and Huskins’ family
lineages are long, and he had enumerable nieces,
nephews, cousins, and extended relatives. Bob is
also survived by his beloved poodle, “Oreo”.
Shy by nature, Bob enjoyed cooking,
fishing, reading, history, old time radio shows, and
traveling. He was extremely intelligent and witty
and took great pride in his children and
grandchildren. Despite his ailing health over the
last few years, he made every attempt to attend
family gatherings and activities. He will be dearly
missed by his family.
Funeral Service for Bob will be at 11 a.m. Monday,
June 3rd, at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Lincoln. Visitation will be held one hour prior
(from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.) also at the funeral home.
Burial to follow the service at St. Mary’s Cemetery
in Lincoln.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
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