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Lyle R. Recker
LYLE R. RECKER
Arlington
Lyle R. Recker, 82, of rural Arlington, Iowa, died on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Oelwein Health Care Center in Oelwein.
Private Mass of christian burial: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oelwein.
Public visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12, at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein. Interment: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa.
Memorial fund: Camp Courageous of Iowa in Monticello, Iowa.
Condolences may be directed to: Fran Recker, 721 South Lawn Terrace, Oelwein, IA 50662. Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing and masks will be required.
Lyle is survived by his wife of 61 years, Fran Recker of Oelwein; four sons, Jim (Deb) Recker of Oelwein, Tim (Darla) Recker of Arlington, John (Michelle) Recker of Cedar Rapids and Vince (Shelly) Recker of Valparaiso, Ind.; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; two brothers, Dale (Judy) Recker of Arlington and Larry Recker of Oelwein; two sisters, Mary Ann Ryan of Britt, Iowa, and Sharon (John) Woods of Fairbank; and many nieces and nephews.
Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred and Florence Recker; two brothers, Carl and Ernie; and two sisters, Betty Reeser and Linda Linder.
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