Ethel Mae Eckerman 92 of Warren, IL passed away on Monday February 10, 2025. She was born on May 31, 1932, in South Wayne Township, WI to Chester and Pearl (Burkhalter) Mau. She married Donald Eckerman on December 2, 1950, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Gratiot, Wisconsin and together they raised 3 children on their family farm. Ethel was a hard worker and farmed alongside her husband. As a family they would go up to Lake Yellowstone on Sundays to go swimming, fishing, and water skiing, and make it back at night to do chores.
Ethel loved being a vendor at the Warren Farmers Market selling bread, vegetables, pickles, jam, and crafts. She cherished taking trips up near Wisconsin Dells to her daughter Linda's house where she fished, helped with projects, and attended some festivals. She also enjoyed going to the dog track in Dubuque, gardening, crocheting and knitting.
She is survived by her son David (Judy) Eckerman of South Wayne, WI, and daughter Marlene (Ron) Knight of Freeport,

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