Lynn Robert Uecker, age 80, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 in Kenosha; surrounded by family.<\/p>\n
Lynn was born at home on April 24, 1939 in Forrestville, WI and was the son of the late Myrtle and Henry Uecker. He was a 1957 graduate of Algoma High School and 1966 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his electrical engineering degree.<\/p>\n
He honorably served in the U.S. Army from 1959-1962 and was stationed in Korea.<\/p>\n
While attending the University of Wisconsin, Lynn worked in their horticulture department.\u00a0 It was there that he met his future wife, Anita.\u00a0 They were married for nearly 45 years, and they were blessed with three loving daughters.<\/p>\n
After graduation, Lynn moved to Kenosha and accepted a position at Dynamatic Company.\u00a0 He was employed and retired from Eaton Dynamatic after over 40 years of dedication.<\/p>\n
Lynn was an incredible father. He was extremely patient, kind, gentle, and intelligent. He doted on his five grandchildren and spent time with them every chance he got. He was very social and enjoyed going to concerts, walking on the beach in Florida, golfing, tinkering, travelling, and get-togethers with friends and family.\u00a0 Lynn\u2019s many interests also included racquetball, making stained glass, watching football, jogging, and reading and napping in his lanai and \u2018zebo. His family and friends will always remember his witty personality and thoughtful, generous soul.<\/p>\n
Lynn is survived by his three daughters, Laura (Joel) Falstad, of Poynette, WI; Sara (Brad) Simplot of Lodi, WI; and Melissa (Joshua) Fry of Belleville, WI; his five grandchildren, Kyley Jo, Brea, and Charles Falstad and Abigail and Benjamin Simplot; his sister, Verda Gigstad of Sturgeon Bay, WI; his brothers, Leland (Carol) Uecker of Sturgeon Bay, WI; and Lloyd (Lyla) Uecker of Algoma, WI; a very dear friend, Sally Madden of Racine, WI; \u201chonorary\u201d daughter, Elaine (Jim) Gradl of Kaukauna, WI; and many loving nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Anita; his sister, Jane; and his brother, Kenneth.<\/p>\n
Funeral Services honoring Lynn\u2019s life will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at St. Mary\u2019s Lutheran Church, 2001 80th<\/sup> St.\u00a0 Private interment will take place in Garden Bluff Cemetery, Lodi, WI.\u00a0 A visitation for Lynn will be held on Thursday at the church from 11:00 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lynn Robert Uecker, age 80, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019 in Kenosha; surrounded by family. Lynn was born at home on April 24, 1939 in Forrestville, WI and was the son of the late Myrtle and Henry Uecker. He was a 1957 graduate<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":13368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"service-location":[],"class_list":["post-13367","obituary","type-obituary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary\/13367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/obituary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/obituary"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kenoshafuneralhome.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service-location?post=13367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}