Rowland Conley Ecker

Rowland Conley Ecker of Rolling Meadows for 40 years Services for Rowland Conley Ecker, 72, formerly of Collinsville, Ill. for 32 years, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 25, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3201 Meadow Drive, Rolling Meadows, with Pastor Ben Bergren officiating. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 24, at Meadows Funeral Home, 3615 Kirchoff Road (½ block east of Route 53), Rolling Meadows. Born Oct. 30, 1935, in Collinsville, he died Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Northwest Community Hospital. Rowland was a retired teacher, teaching for five years at Webster Junior High in Collinsville and 33 years at Maine Township High School. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church for 40 years. He was the beloved husband for 50 years of Patricia (nee Idle); loving father of Linda (Lee) Mehlhop and Sandy (Steve) Challgren; cherished grandfather of Elizabeth Mehlhop, and Charlotte and Rebekah Challgren; brother of Lowell Ecker; and uncle of many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Trinity Lutheran Church. For information, 847-253-0224.