Lyle W. Eacker

1/1/1930 — 2/10/2017

Service Date: 2/14/2017
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Lyle Eacker, 87, died Feb. 10, 2017, at the Idaho State Veterans Home.

He was born Jan. 1, 1930, in Bartlett, Neb., to George and Christie Eacker. The family came to Idaho when Lyle was 2 years old. He attended school in Deary.

He later went to work at a logging camp, Camp X. At 18, he went into the Army and fought in the Korean War. He was in the service for three and a half years.

In 1954, he came back to Idaho and married JoAnn May in Troy. They were sweethearts for 62 years. He worked at PFI for 35 years, retiring in 1990.

Lyle and JoAnn had two children together, Charlene and Jeff.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, animals of all kinds and he square-danced for 30 years. He was a self-taught harmonica player and entertained the family for many years.

He is survived by his wife, JoAnn; daughter Charlene (Michael) Yonemitsu; son Jeff Eacker; three grandchildren, Drew (Johanna) Barker, Kyle (Nikki) Barker and Brandon (Taylor) Eacker; and four great-grandchildren, Isaac, Lydia, Myles and Ellie; many nieces and nephews; and his favorite horse, Pepsie. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his siblings, Wayne Eacker, Carroll Eacker and sister Margie.

A celebration of life will be held Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall, 1104 Warner Ave., Lewiston.

Because of all the kindness bestowed upon us throughout this journey, we want to inspire each and everyone to take time to show that same kind of love, grace and kindness to another person today, all in celebration of and honoring Lyle’s life.