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Edward F. Eck

October 13, 1936 — July 20, 2016

Edward F. Eck died July 20, 2016. He was born October 13, 1936 to the late Bernard and Adelaide Eck. He graduated form Cathedral High School and retired from Eli Lilly and Company after 37 years. He also served in the US Army for 12 years. Ed was a member of St. Barnabas Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Council 3660 and the Bishop Chatard Assembly Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. As a long-time softball player both in Indianapolis and St. Petersburg, Florida, he played on several national championship teams and was inducted into the Indiana (Indianapolis) Softball Hall of Fame. Ed is survived by his wife of 51 years, Mary Lee (Eklund) Eck; daughters, Laure Elise Eck and Karen Jane (Eric) Powell; granddaughters, Rebecca Hunley and Alexandra Eck; grandsons, Devin Hunley and Dustin (Ruth) Hunley; sisters, Clare Ann (John) Biggers and Dorothy (John) St. Martin; and his brother, Richard (Patricia) Eck. Visitation will be held Monday, July 25, 2016 from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. in Daniel F. O'Riley Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Barnabas Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Brothers of the Holy Cross, PO Box 460, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Online condolences may be shared with the family at orileyfuneralhome.com.

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Monday, July 25, 2016

4:00 - 8:00 pm (Eastern time)

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

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