This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Beeck, Heffernan, Lacey, Cisco, Pottorff, Krajicek, Meseck, Isaac, Rose, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0k.2ADE/2301 Message Board Post: Riley Christopher Beeck blessed the lives of his parents Christopher and Makayla with his birth on January 24, 2001. Riley was raised in Charter Oak, Iowa where he had three wonderful years. Riley learned how to say his ABC's before he was one and just this year he learned to sign the alphabet. Riley enjoyed going to Preschool where he played with his friends and loved learning. Riley has many friends who he loved very much. Riley enjoyed reading, playing games, playing softball with his aunts, jumping on his uncles trampoline with them, playing Playstation with his dad, singing and dancing with his mom and fighting monsters with his swords. Riley left behind many loved ones, his sister, Faith Marie of Charter Oak; grandparents, Steve (Pa) and Karleen (Maga) Beeck of Charter Oak; Brian (PaPa) and Paula (BoBo) Heffernan of Dunlap; James (PaPa Jim) Lacey and special friend Patty Cisco of Soldier; great-grandparents, Art and Lorraine Beeck of Ricketts; Olan and Lois Pottorff of Moorhead; Pat and Eileen Heffernan; Ray and Shirley Krajicek; Giles and Ruth Lacey, all of Dunlap; his great-great-grandmother, Vera Meseck of Manilla Manor; aunts and uncles, Dan and Samantha Isaac of Omaha, Neb.; Josh Beeck and fiancee Ashley Rose of Sioux City; Dylan Beeck and Connor Beeck! of Charter Oak; Aileen and Ashley Heffernan of Dunlap. Riley left behind many relatives and close friends. He left our lives on Wednesday, January 12, 2005. Riley's heart was one-hundred times the normal size and he told everyone he loves them - even if you just met him. We appreciate everyone who touched our son's life. Please know that if you had ever met our son he prayed for you every night, and if he hadn't met you, he prayed every night that he would. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2005 at the St. John Lutheran Church in Charter Oak, Iowa. Rev. Edward Brandt and Rev. Russell Senstad officiated the service and grave side rites held at the St. Paul's Cemetery, Charter Oak. Jean Dommer provided the organ accompaniment for soloist, Tracie Miller singing "Amazing Grace" and congregational hymns "Jesus, Shepherd, In Your Arms," "I Am Jesus' Little Lamb" and "Children of the Heavenly Father." Those serving as honorary pallbearers were Connor Beeck, Dylan Beeck, Alex Peterson, Tyler Peterson, Mason Peterson, Samantha Isaac, Aileen Heffernan and Ashley Heffernan. Pallbearers were Josh Beeck, Dan Isaac, Adam Krajicek, Justin Stessman, Cory Donscheski and Michael Stessman. The family invited everyone in attendan! ce at the service to join them in fellowship and lunch at the church, served by the Ladies Aid. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements. Respectfully submitted for other researchers ©The Dunlap Reporter 2005