John P. Ector

JOHN P. ECTOR Age 59 of Merrillville, Indiana, passed away Monday, March 29, 2004 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Gloria; 5 children, John (McKenzie) Ector of California, Knekalen (Cale) Simmons of Florida, David Ector of California, Kristen Santos of Florida, Khalil (Joy) Santos of Connecticut; grandchildren, Quinn & Cody Simmons, Nathaniel Santos; mother, Lois (William) Thomas of Virginia; one sister, Ellen (Brian) Orr of Florida; niece and nephew, Brandon & Shelly. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 3, 2004 at 12:30 p.m. at St. Michael Lutheran Church, 805 S. County Line Rd., Hebron, Indiana, with Rev. Richard Lee Boshoven, officiating. Services will conclude at the church with cremation to follow. Friends may call at Geisen Funeral Home, 109 N. East St., Crown Point, on Friday, April 2, 2004 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday morning, April 3, 2004 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the church. Mr. Ector was a member of St. Michael Lutheran Church in Hebron where he was an Elder and Sunday School Teacher. John was a 1956 graduate of Valparaiso University. He received his Masters Degree from Purdue University; following school he taught at Horace Mann Junior/ Senior High School for 10 years. After his teaching career, he became an Independent Financial Planner for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Crown Point for over 35 years. John was a board member of the Wittenburg Lutheran Home; past President & Paul Harris Fellow of the Crown Point Rotary Club, where he was known for his longtime perfect attendance, fining fellow members for not wearing their Rotary Pin and for his humorous and sometimes not so humorous jokes. Memorials may be given to St. Michael Lutheran Church Building Fund or Crown Point Rotary Youth Exchange. Information, call (219)663-2500 or visit www.geisenfuneralhome.com