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January 24, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral services will be held at 5 PM Saturday, immediately following the visiting hours, at the funeral home.
Frank W. Eckert, age 83 of Wayne died peacefully on Thursday, January 24, 2013 after his family had gathered at his bedside.
Frank was raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Harrisburg High School with the class of 1945. He later earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, where he was also a brother in the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. He was a talented trumpet player , a member of the school band and glee club. His wife, Leona, fondly recalls watching him perform with the band during the lacrosse games at Johns Hopkins.
Upon graduation, he began his career with Eastern Stainless Steel as a sales representative. He remained in the industrial machinery business throughout his career, working in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Illinois, Kansas, and North Carolina before moving to New Jersey in 1969. Ultimately, he started his own firm which supplied industrial machinery and consulting services.
Frank travelled a great deal with his work, but he also enjoyed travelling with his family. Together, they had been all around the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. He and his wife have also traveled to Switzerland, Mexico, Egypt, through the Panama Canal and even to Australia. He loved photography and their trips have produced boxes of photos and slides – all meticulously organized. Frank loved the planning process of their vacations and he would spend hours on the phone, setting everything up ahead of time and always on the lookout for a new destination. When he wasn’t travelling, he enjoyed watching the NJ Devils play hockey or simply watching the news and weather.
Frank was raised in the Lutheran church and was active at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church here in Wayne. He was a past president of the church council. In fact, it was at a Lutheran Student Association meeting in Baltimore, where Frank met his wife Leona during the 1950’s, while they were both in college. She had been attending Towson State Teachers College while he was at The Johns Hopkins University. Their first date was out to dinner in Baltimore, including a ride on one of the city trolleys. They married on June 27, 1953 and have enjoyed nearly sixty years of loving marriage together, blessed with four children, six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
He is survived by his loving wife Leona (nee Martin) of Wayne, his daughter Cynthia Tschanz of Egypt, three sons; Mark of Fort Wayne, IN, Keith and his wife Carolyn of Wayne, and Robert and his wife Patty of E. Windsor, NJ, six grandchildren; Karl Tschanz of York, PA, Eric Tschanz of Butler, NJ, Sarah Eckert of Convoy, OH, Bill Eckert of Fort Wayne, IN, and Kendall and Gavin Eckert of Wayne, and great granddaughter Madison Dickman of Convoy, OH. He was predeceased by his granddaughter Sienna Eckert in 2006.
Memorial donations to St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be greatly appreciated.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral services will be held at 5 PM Saturday, immediately following the visiting hours, at the funeral home.
January 24, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, January 26, 2013 from 2-5 PM.
Funeral services will be held at 5 PM Saturday, immediately following the visiting hours, at the funeral home.
Frank W. Eckert, age 83 of Wayne died peacefully on Thursday, January 24, 2013 after his family had gathered at his bedside.
Frank was raised in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and graduated from Harrisburg High School with the class of 1945. He later earned his Bachelor’s degree in Business Engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, where he was also a brother in the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. He was a talented trumpet player , a member of the school band and glee club. His wife, Leona, fondly recalls watching him perform with the band during the lacrosse games at Johns Hopkins.
Upon graduation, he began his career with Eastern Stainless Steel as a sales representative. He remained in the industrial machinery business throughout his career, working in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Illinois, Kansas, and North Carolina before moving to New Jersey in 1969. Ultimately, he started his own firm which supplied industrial machinery and consulting services.
Frank travelled a great deal with his work, but he also enjoyed travelling with his family. Together, they had been all around the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii. He and his wife have also traveled to Switzerland, Mexico, Egypt, through the Panama Canal and even to Australia. He loved photography and their trips have produced boxes of photos and slides – all meticulously organized. Frank loved the planning process of their vacations and he would spend hours on the phone, setting everything up ahead of time and always on the lookout for a new destination. When he wasn’t travelling, he enjoyed watching the NJ Devils play hockey or simply watching the news and weather.
Frank was raised in the Lutheran church and was active at St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church here in Wayne. He was a past president of the church council. In fact, it was at a Lutheran Student Association meeting in Baltimore, where Frank met his wife Leona during the 1950’s, while they were both in college. She had been attending Towson State Teachers College while he was at The Johns Hopkins University. Their first date was out to dinner in Baltimore, including a ride on one of the city trolleys. They married on June 27, 1953 and have enjoyed nearly sixty years of loving marriage together, blessed with four children, six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
He is survived by his loving wife Leona (nee Martin) of Wayne, his daughter Cynthia Tschanz of Egypt, three sons; Mark of Fort Wayne, IN, Keith and his wife Carolyn of Wayne, and Robert and his wife Patty of E. Windsor, NJ, six grandchildren; Karl Tschanz of York, PA, Eric Tschanz of Butler, NJ, Sarah Eckert of Convoy, OH, Bill Eckert of Fort Wayne, IN, and Kendall and Gavin Eckert of Wayne, and great granddaughter Madison Dickman of Convoy, OH. He was predeceased by his granddaughter Sienna Eckert in 2006.
Memorial donations to St. Timothy’s Lutheran Church, 395 Valley Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be greatly appreciated.
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