Ecko Mennen

Ecko Mennen, 94, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Waterloo, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at NewAldaya Lifescapes in Cedar Falls. He was born August 10, 1917 near Grundy Center, Iowa, son of Ecko and Florence (Deters) Mennen. He married Helen Mason on June 4, 1939 near Dumont, Iowa. Ecko farmed near Aredale from 1947-1960; did carpenter work near Aplington from 1960-1965, and was a Federal Meat Inspector from 1965-1982,retiring from Dubuque Packing Plant. Survived by: two daughters, Betty (Gaylen) Brocka of Waterloo and Beverly (Trig) Gamble of Parker, Colorado; four grandchildren, Michelle (Greg) Thien of Tipton, Mike (Faythe) Brocka of Denver, Iowa, Trent (Jolie) Gamble of Coconut Creek, Florida, and Missi (Eric) Holt of Parker Colorado; 9 great grandchildren; one brother, Cecil (Evelyn) Mennen, of Columbus Junction; five sisters, Elva Drier of Waterloo, Eunice Kuhn of Charles City, Imogene (Rocky) Moyle of Springfield Missouri, Delores (Bob) Herington, of Cedar Rapids and Rosalind (Terry) Andreassen of Waterloo, and one sister-in-law, Dixie Mennen, of Mason City. Preceded in death by: his parents, Ecko and Florence Mennen; his wife, Helen Mennen; two sisters, Florence Janssen and Gertrude Neymeyer, and two brothers, Richard and Gordon Mennen. Services will be 1:00pm Thursday, February 16, 2012, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home in Cedar Falls, with burial at Dumont Cemetery in Dumont. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00pm Wednesday, Feb 15, and 12:30 pm until service time Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.