This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/1997 Message Board Post: Duane Sieck 1932 - 2005 Birthplace: Elk Horn, Iowa Resided: Atlantic, IA Visitation: Sun, Sep 25, Rosary at 6P Service: Mon, Sep 26, 10A at SSPP Catholic Church Cemetery: Atlantic Catholic Cemetery Obituary: DUANE EDWARD SIECK Duane Edward Sieck, age 72, of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 19, 2005 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center. Duane Edward Sieck was born on a farm near Elk Horn, Iowa on December 29, 1932 the son of Henry E. Sieck and Ida (Gundy) Sieck. He lived in the Elk Horn area graduating from the Elk Horn High School in 1951. He attended the Nebraska State Trade School in Milford, NE for two years learning auto mechanics. Duane worked as a mechanic in Atlantic for many years and farmed with his Dad until his health deteriorated. He became a resident of the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center in 2001. Duane was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Atlantic and a member of the Knights of Columbus and was a very active member until his health failed. He is survived by a brother Jerry Sieck of Atlantic, a sister Donna Wheatley and her husband Wayne of Walnut, Iowa and a sister Joann Ritz and her husband Richard of Basye, Virginia; nieces and nephews and grand nieces and nephews. Duane was preceeded in death by his parents, Henry and Ida; three brothers Richard, Henry, Jr. and an infant brother and one sister Marilyn Sieck. A funeral mass for Duane will be held Monday, September 26, at 10:00 A.M. at the SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church with interment in the Atlantic Catholic Cemetery. A rosary will be held Sunday evening at 6:00 P.M. at the Roland Funeral Home in Atlantic with a visitation following from 7:00 to 8:00. There will be a lunch at the Catholic Parish Center following the burial on Monday. The Roland Funeral Home is caring for Duane’s family and the arrangements.