In Memory of Kent Theodore Streck

Kent Theodore Streck, age 73, of Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at the St. Elizabeth Regional Medical Center of Lincoln, NE.

A Funeral Service will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Rev. Richard A. Salcido will officiate; with a committal service to follow in the Ida Grove Cemetery of Ida Grove, Iowa, with Military Rites conducted by McNamara-Moore Post No. 61 of the American Legion of Ida Grove, Iowa. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, November 20, 2017, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove, Iowa. The Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove, Iowa is in charge of the funeral arrangements.

 Condolences may be sent online at www.christensenvanhouten.com
 

Born December 14, 1943, in Ida Grove, Iowa, Kent was the son of Theodore and Mildred (Miller) Streck.  He was baptized on January 16, 1944, confirmed on March 30, 1958, and was a life-long member at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove.  Kent graduated from Ida Grove High School in 1962. 

Kent served in the National Guard from 1964-1970.  He was on active duty in Fort Carson, Colorado, from May, 1968-September, 1969.

Kent began farming while in high school with his father.  He married Susan Hilker on June 25, 1967, at St. Paul Lutheran Church; and together they farmed all of their married life at and around the family farm; Susan also taught second grade in the Ida Grove School District until retirement.  Their son, Tim, joined the farming operation after college; and the three generations farmed together until Theodore’s death in 2001.  Kent and Tim crop farmed, raised Red Angus cattle and fed beef cattle.  Highlights of Kent’s farming were raising and feeding cattle and planting corn with his John Deere 4430 that turned over 16,000 hours this year.

Kent’s family and farming were the loves of his life. He was very proud of all the accomplishments of his daughter, Tammy.  He enjoyed her many dance recitals when she was younger and especially being blessed with two grandchildren from Tammy and Craig. He and Susan enjoyed showing Zachary and Hayleigh all the aspects of farming.  Every year Kent looked forward to giving his grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews rides in his combine during the fall harvest.

Since 1996, Kent and Susan met many new friends while country dancing around western Iowa.  He loved going to country western music concerts.  They recently celebrated their 50^th wedding anniversary in Hawaii.

Kent loved to walk at the church education building and normally walked a mile twice a day.  He kept track of his distance by placing a coat hangar at the end of the coat rack as he walked each round.  After moving fourteen hangars, he had completed a mile.

Kent is survived by his wife, Susan; a daughter, Tammy Stevenson, and her husband, Craig; a son, Timothy; two grandchildren, Zachary and Hayleigh; brother, Gregg (Zolene) Streck, sisters, Karen (Roger) Frank, and Debra (Bob) Bierle, sister-in-law, Liz Hilker, and many nieces and nephews, and extended family.

He was predeceased in death by his parents, Theodore and Mildred Streck,; his in-laws, DeWayne and Vivian Hilker; and his brother-in-law, Allen Hilker.