Doris Mae Eckerman

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Doris M. Eckerman, 90 years, of Fremont, NE passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Bickford Cottage in Urbandale, IA. She was born June 12, 1929 in Sac City, IA to Leland and Lucille (Garrison) Colburn.
Doris graduated from Sac City High School. She married Robert "Bob" Eckerman on April 17, 1948 in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sac City. In 1956, they moved to Sioux Falls, SD, where they resided until 1971, when they moved to Oskaloosa, IA, where she worked as a clerk at Stafford's Insurance. In 1979 they moved to Fremont where she was employed at the Half Price Store.
Doris was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, St. Patrick Women, the church choir, and volunteered for serving lunches at Bergan Jr. and Sr. High. She was a member of the F.O.E. Auxiliary in Fremont, and in her spare time she enjoyed playing bridge, solving crosswords, reading, putting jigsaw puzzles together and spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Doris is survived by sons, Steven Eckerman of Carl Junction, MO, James Eckerman of Fremont and Timothy Eckerman of Omaha; daughters, Kathleen (Mel) Davis of Las Vegas, NV, Dian (Roger) Schmiedeskamp of Urbandale, IA, Marilyn Dawes of Bonita Springs, FL, Debra Eckerman Slack of Ankeny, IA, and Michelle Riepl of Gretna, NE; 12 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband of 71 years, Bob; sisters, Norma Colburn, Dorothy Colburn, Elva Jean Montgomery; son-in-law, Randy Dawes; grandson, Zach Thompson; son-in-law, Rick Slack; and brother, Archie and wife, Marie Colburn.