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A public memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 7, 2022, at Zion United Methodist Church in South Haven with visitation one hour prior. Pastor Lori Artner will officiate. The service will be livestreamed on the funeral home website. A private scattering ceremony will take place later in the year at Randy's farm in North Kingston Township.
Randy Frank Ecker was born March 2, 1950 in St. Cloud to Ernest and Ruth (Leppa) Ecker. He grew up in Kimball, graduating from Kimball High School with the Class of 1968. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After his service, he continued his education at Dunwoody to be an electrician. He lived in Maple Grove and worked as a Union Electrician for numerous different contractors. Upon his retirement, he moved back to the Kimball area. Randy enjoyed wood working, motorcycling, driving his Corvette, collecting Native American artifacts, and hanging out with his dog.
He is survived by his grandchildren, Ella and Faith Ecker; daughter-in-law, Kelly Hanson; sister, Karen Monaghan of Villeneuve Les Avignon, France; brothers, Robert Ecker of Litchfield and Richard (Dory) Ecker of Richmond; aunt, Maymie Ecker of Kimball; ex-wife, Peggy Ecker; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Ruth Ecker; and son, Jeremy Ecker.
Arrangements are entrusted with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Kimball.
Obituary, Tribute Wall, Video Tribute and Funeral Webcast online at www.dingmannfuneral.com
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Denise Gartner
January 30, 2023
Randy, I thought about you and your passing a year ago. I am so sorry you are gone my dear friend. Love and Miss you very much! DG
Denise Gartner
March 2, 2022
Happy 1st Birthday in Heaven Randy!! So what's it like up there? Have you gotten to see your relatives that passed before you? How about Ella? Doris? My family? Our paths should have crossed many years before. I wish they would have! Miss and love you my gorgeous guy....D
Denise Gartner
February 12, 2022
Randy, I´m so sorry we lost you too soon. You really meant the world to me. I am grateful that we had that last day together before your stroke. Thank you for telling me you loved me so many times. To me that was the best gift of all! I loved and adored you back. We were really good together as you said and we had a friendship also that was a true blessing for both of us. I know I will never find another Randy Ecker, thank you for your gift of love and friendship. I can´t wait to see you again. I love and miss you so very much! I´m grateful I was allowed to spend the 10 days of your life with you. I think you knew I was there one day when you kept pulling my head towards you chest and you were trying to smile and talk. I´m pretty sure you were trying to tell me you wanted to go home. Unfortunately, things happened and you didn´t get to come home, but I got to spend the last 6 hours of your life with you cuddled up and playing music for you. I miss you soooo much. I think about you every moment of the day and night. I can´t wait to see you in heaven. I love you Randy Frank Ecker (3/2/50-1/28/22)
Gary & Audry Ashwill
February 7, 2022
We are sorry to lose Randy, but we treasure the time we spent with him in the last couple of years.
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