Richard Eckert Jr.'s Obituary
Richard L. “Ricker” Eckert Jr. 65 of Sebring passed away Sunday Jan. 8, 2017 at 3:35 AM surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Alliance to Richard Eckert Sr. and Ceceila (McMahan) Eckert on June 12, 1951. He was raised in Marlboro Twp and graduated from Marlington High School in 1969.
He worked for his dad’s drywall company prior to operating his own drywall business for 20 yrs. He lived in the Alliance area most of his life, however, he and his family resided in Williamsburg & Shenandoah Valley, VA from 1986 - 1992. The past 20 years he lived in the Westville/Beloit area until recently relocating to Sebring. In 1994 he was employed by Copeland Oaks Retirement Ctr in Sebring as a finish carpenter & plumber with their maintenance dept. He retired in May of 2016. He was an excellent craftsman & perfectionist at his trade. He was honest in his work ethics and had a wonderfully creative mind. He enjoyed the outdoors along with deer and wild turkey hunting. He also enjoyed golfing, NASCAR, watching Cleveland Cavaliers, Indians, Browns and Ohio State football. He loved spending time with his family and special friends. He especially looked forward to family vacations. He was a devoted, loving & loyal husband, father, brother and friend. He was well liked and respected by his family, friends & business associates. He will be immensely missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his devoted and loving wife of 43 yrs, Catherine (Carter) Eckert whom he married on Sept 7, 1973. He also leaves behind two sons, Richard Eckert III and Michael Eckert, both from the Alliance area. He has two brothers, Robert Eckert of Alliance, Henry “Hank” Eckert of Hanoverton and a sister, Dian (Dick) Menendez of Rootstown. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Per Rick’s wishes, there will be no services.
God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put His arms around you,
And whispered, “Come home to Me”
With tearful eyes we watched you
And saw you pass away.
Although we love you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands at rest.
It’s God’s way of revealing to us
He only takes the best.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Rick’s name to Copeland Oaks Foundation 800 S. 15th St. Sebring, Alliance Hospice, 2461 W. State St., Alliance, Salem Regional Medical Center Endoscopy Dept 1995 E. State St. Salem, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center 2010 90th St. Cleveland 44195 & First Assembly of God, 45 E. Harrison St. Alliance.
You are invited to view Richard's tribute wall, offer condolences and share memories at www.sharerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by the Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home.
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