Barbara Viola Luedtke Eckstein Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Barbara Viola Luedtke Eckstein (Winneconne, Wisconsin), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Barbara Viola Luedtke left this world on March 30, 2025 at the age of 93, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Loyall Larson and Georgina Larson (Schaefer); her husbands, Ralph Luedtke and Warren Eckstein; her daughter Nancy Zieman; her siblings-in-law, Roy Luedtke, Richard Rebman, La Mae Luedtke and Ileta Luedtke; her stepmother Evelyn Larson; her stepbrother Richard Cross; her nephew Roy Luedtke Jr.; and her cousin Theda Eckstein.
She is survived by: her son-in-law Richard Zieman (family: Ted Zieman) of Beaver Dam; her children, Avery, Luella and Thomas Zieman (Katelyn); her grandchildren, Adeline, Jonah, Maximilian, Hannah and Baby Z; her sons, John Luedtke of Fayetteville, Arkansas and Dean Luedtke (Mary Ann, family: Liz Rehberg) of Zittau; her grandchildren, Laura, Clara, Roy, Char Canalle (John), Phillip Luedtke (Kendra) and Abigail Weltzien (Eric); her great grandchild Owen; her daughter Gina Crispell (Jeff, family: Ethan, Sam, Drew Crispell) of Milwaukee; her stepsons, Terry Eckstein (Susan) of Menasha and Jeff Eckstein (Jan) of Havana, Florida; and her sister-in-law Mary Rebman.
Visitation was held on Saturday, April 5th 2025 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church (8 S 4th St, Winneconne, WI 54986). A funeral service was held on Saturday, April 5th 2025 at 11:00 AM at the same location.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial gift to the American Cancer Society and Preborn.
