Mr. Robert Dean Eickhoff, age 86 of Manchester passed this life October
18, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Masonic Rites and
funeral services will be conducted at 6pm Thursday, October 20 at the
Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Joel Burroughs officiating. Burial
with full military honors will be conducted Friday, October 21 at the
Chattanooga National Cemetery. Visitation with the Eickhoff family will
be Thursday from 5pm until 6pm at Manchester Funeral Home.
Mr. Eickhoff was born in Lowell, Michigan, the son of the late Harvey and
Altha Mae Johnson Eickhoff. Bob joined the U.S. Air Force in 1948 while
living in Michigan and retired in 1978 in Massachusetts. He resided in
Niceville, Florida before moving to Manchester, Tennessee in 1993. He
was a member of the First Assembly of God in Tullahoma, the Air Force
Sergeant’s Association and the Manchester & Coffee County Senior Center.
He was a Mason and a member of the Grand Lodge of Texas AF&AM, as a
Master Mason. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death
by five brothers, Harvey M., James L., Donald E., Joseph E., and Lonnie
M. Eickhoff, and by a sister Bonnie Lou Eickhoff Meehan. His survivors
are:
His loving wife, Judith A. Eickhoff
Two sons, Jasen R. Eickhoff and his wife Maggie
Robert F. Eickhoff
One daughter, Deana M Crosslin and her husband Jason
Two Brothers, Eugene F. Eickhoff
Gary L. Eickhoff and his wife Sharon
Three grandchildren, Dayne C. Crosslin, Tallan D. Crosslin & Harper M.
Crosslin
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY ASKS THAT MEMORIAL DONATIONS BE MADE IN
BOB’S NAME TO: THE MANCHESTER & COFFEE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER, 603
WOODBURY HWY., MANCHESTER, TN 37355
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE EICKHOFF FAMILY