James Ronald "Jim" Rieck

James Ronald "Jim" Rieck, age 81, of Decatur, formerly of Toledo, passed away at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, January 18, 2004, at the Decatur Memorial Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial celebrating his life will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church with Father Jeff Grant and Father Joe Malloy celebrating and Father Herman J. Niebrugge concelebrating. Burial with military rites by the V.F.W. Post 4325 will follow in the Calvary Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the Schilling Funeral Home. Jim was born May 14, 1922, in Decatur, a son of Walter G. and Julia G. "Jewel" (Dalton) Rieck. He married Lola M. Jacobi on October 4, 1952. She passed away July 18, 1993. He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Jessie Rieck; four brothers, Joseph, John, Jack, and Father Raymond; and one sister, Lois Hinden. He married Patricia (Weiscope) Mitchell on April 23, 1994. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Rieck of Decatur; seven sons, Thomas D. Rieck of Louisiana, Missouri, Ronald J. Rieck and wife Jayne of Glasgow, Scotland, Michael K. Rieck of Mattoon, Raymond E. Rieck and wife Diane of Mattoon, Mark A. Rieck and wife Lisa of Ormond Beach, Florida, Timothy Joseph Rieck of Mattoon and Walter G. Rieck and fiancee Christy Hemken of Litchfield; one daughter, Paula L. Parrish and husband Michael of Charleston; one sister, Jackie A. Winkler and husband Richard of Peoria; four stepchildren, Mary Burrus and husband Randy of Pana, Julee Dunker and husband Kelly of Decatur, Annette Wieczorek of Wheaton and James Mitchell of DeKalb; thirty grandchildren, Brian Rieck, Brenda Rieck, Thomas Rieck, Jon Rieck, Phillippa Rieck, Alexandra Rieck, Andrew Rieck, Jennifer Rieck, Michael Rieck, Chad Long and wife Kelly, Daniel Long, Kimberly Rieck, Stephanie Rieck, Zachery Rieck, Christopher Rieck, James Rieck, Samantha Rieck, Andrea Reynolds, Dalton Rieck, Matthew Rieck, Anthony Rieck, Jeffrey Rieck, Kami Rieck, Erin Rieck, Evan Rieck, Preston Rieck, Braydon Williams, Scott Parrish, Amy Parrish and Megan Parrish; nine stepgrandchildren, Robyn Dunker, Missy Dunker, Andrea Dunker, Dennis Dunker, Patrick Burrus, Natalie Burrus, Jonathan Burrus, P. J. Wieczorek and Colleen Wieczorek; two great-grandchildren, Brooke Rieck and Heidi Rieck and one stepgreat-grandchild, Myles Dunker. Mr. Rieck was retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections. He was also formerly employed as a detective for the Decatur Police Department. Jim was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the Holy Family Parish in Decatur. Memorial gifts in his honor may be made to Catholic Charities.