Elroy Luecke

Elroy H. Luecke, born May 9, 1927, in Crete, IL, went to be with his Lord on December 12, 2025. He is survived by his daughter Joyce (Cal) Cheney, CO, son Philip Luecke, IL and grandson Luke (Jessica) Cheney, CA. Also surviving are nieces & nephews: Donna & Cheryl Hofsommer, FL; Jerry (Donna) Hofsommer, FL; Harlan (Elizabeth) Hofsommer, IL; Jeff Segert and Cathy (Segert) Lambert. Elroy is also survived also by his stepchildren Cecilia (Jerry) Heisner, IL; Bryan (Tricia) Schroeder, WI; Donna (Mark) Kovarik, NJ; and several grand- and great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife Lucille Selk Luecke (39 years), grandson Kyle Cheney and more recently by his wife, Garnita Schroeder Luecke (25 years). Sister Dorothy Hofsommer, and stepbrothers Wilbert Segert and Everett Segert, all preceded him in death. Elroy lived and worked in Beecher, IL his entire married life, moving to assisted living in Bourbonnais in 2021. He served his country proudly in the Army from 1946-47. In Beecher he was a postal clerk, a member of Beecher AMVETS, Sportsmen’s Club, St. Luke’s Church and later Zion Lutheran Church-Grant Park. He loved taking his family on vacations across the U.S. every year, attending all his children’s school events, including being a chaperone for many Beecher Band trips. He served his community reading water meters, delivering phone books/Meals on Wheels/sermon tapes and providing rides to airports. He loved trains (especially his model trains), playing darts, dancing polkas and searching for sand dollars on the beaches of Florida. He never knew a stranger and always had a kind word or helping hand to anyone who needed one. He will be greatly missed. Memorials can be made to: Zion Lutheran Church in Grant Park