SIDNEY – Dr. Martin Koeck III, 91, of Sidney passed away at 1:18 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 11, 2016) at Presence Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at St. John Lutheran Church, 509 S. Mattis Ave., Champaign, with Pastor Mark Elliott officiating. There will be no visitation.
Freese Funeral Home, Sidney, is assisting with arrangements.
Dr. Koeck was born on Oct. 28, 1924, at Fond Du Lac, Wis., a son to Martin and Frances Sendele Koeck Jr. He married Doris Labancz on June 22, 1946, at Chicago; she survives.
Also surviving are three daughters, Janie (Earl) Breeden of Hanover, Pa., Chris (Duane) Reifsteck and Jackie Compton, all of Sidney; four grandchildren, Gregory Wood, Kurt (Katie) Reifsteck, Erik (Stephanie) Compton and Bryce (Caley) Compton; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Amber Stratz of Oshkosh, Wis.
He was preceded in death by his parents and five siblings.
Dr. Koeck graduated summa cum laude from the University of Illinois, Chicago Medical School in 1945 accelerated program.
He served in the U.S. Navy as a doctor in Long Beach, Calif., where he also did his residency. He practiced medicine in Sidney for 44 years, retiring on his 70th birthday. He was a 20-year participant in the Framingham Heart Study.
He was a Charter Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), as well as a charter member/director of Sidney Community Bank. He served on the board for Unity Education Foundation. He was inducted into the 2007 Unity Athletic Hall of Fame for his work with Unity High School Sports programs as team physician.
He was also a member of the Sidney Lions Club and supporter of Toast of Champaign. He was an avid Illini sports and Chicago Cubs fan. He was a flyweight boxer in high school.
In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to the Sidney Lions Club.
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