C. R. Dick Zieke
My love to all of Dick and Jean's family. I directed Camp Wapsie Y for 10 years and your dad bet me dinner of my choice if I could fill the summer camp within 2 years. Of course I did and your parents and I had dinner at a very nice restaurant. It even included drinks. They always stayed with me in my house during family camp and were two of the best supporters I had. Your dad helped me with FEMA when I had flooding problems and always was a resource for anything we needed at camp. A little of their soul will always be with me and Camp Wapsie.
Mary Hynek
Florence
AZ
Zieke family: I was so sorry to hear of Dick's passing. I saw him often in my job as at the YMCA front desk. I remember asking Dick how he was when he came in and he always told me "Probably Perfect." He will be missed here at the Y, especially among the people at Camp Wapsie. Mike Condon Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Mike Condon
Cedar Rapids,
IA
My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Dick was a true gentleman if there ever was one. I always looked forward to seeing him at the YMCA and knew he would always have a smile for me. I will miss that smile.
Kris Pritchett
Mount Vernon
IA
Your father was a dear long-time friend of my deceased husband. He was also our family accountant Your mother also was a good friend. My thoughts and heart are with you. Again your mother and father are together.
Patricia A. Ralston
Chicago
IL
To Dick's family, Who can forget "Dick"...no one. He was a trusted friend and gave me good advice during my time in the city government. Keep your Faith and remember the big "Z" we all loved. Bob
Robert M L Johnson
Cedar Rapids
IA
Dear Family, We were so sad to hear of Dicks passing. He had a special place in our hearts as he was the bookeeper in our business Travel Trailer Sales up til the time he retired. He was a great person. As one would say and old shoe. Very easy to talk to and he will be missed by many people whose lives he touched. We are with you in thoughts and prayers. Sincerely, Don & Marcy Sedlacek
Don & Marcy Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
IA
Dick and Jean were VERY good friends of my dad and mom. I knew Dick as an example of what a friend should be. I hunted with him and Steve with my dad and talked to him often. His highest praise should be as a good family man and neighbor to others. Lori said he danced very well also. May God bless this Godly man and his family.
Joe and Lori Gates
Bosser City
LA
My dear sweet Aunt and Uncle were so full of LOVE and CARING. Family was of the utmost importance. Visits with them and my cousins were always looked forward to with great antisipation. So much laughter and fun. It was very comforting to know that in their need they had such loving care given them by their children. You all are marvelous! Love Cousin Sally
Sally Pearne
Cupertino
CA
Dear Lee & Family- I was sorry to read of your Mom & Dad's passings. It must be doubly hard to have happened so close together. I will offer a prayer for them today. My prayer for you is strength to make it through the coming days and many memories of times past to sustain you always. Andy Weaver Washington High School Class of 1973
Andy N. Weaver
Carlsbad
CA
We still remember Dick and Jean's visit here.They were such wonderful people, and will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved them.We will keep them in our prayers- Cousins in the North
Tom and Ann Keller
Olympia
WA
Betty Jo Zieke Hardies
Henderson
NV
Most of you are remembering the Adult Dick. This was the Dick who managed a successful business, served in the Navy Air Corps in WWII, created beautiful places to live, was a handball champion, friend, father,Grandfather, and husband. but I knew him as "My brother" He was one of the "Big Kids" Bud and Dick. I was one of the "Little Kids, Betty and Bob. Ours was a loving, secure family with only differences that came from living in and through the Great Depression. In our adult lives we saw each other at spaced intervals. Each reunion was filled with happy memories and the closeness we shared. We did have many diversities but we knew there was an unshakable link between us. The link is still there. I rejoice in the lives of Charles Richard "Dick" my brother and his wife Jean, my friend and sister-in-law. God bless his family.
Betty Zieke Hardies
Henderson
NV
Most of you are remembering the Adult Dick. This was the Dick who managed a successful business, served in the Navy Air Corps in WWII, created beautiful places to live, was a handball champion, friend, father,Grandfather, and husband. but I knew him as "My brother" He was one of the "Big Kids" Bud and Dick. I was one of the "Little Kids, Betty and Bob. Ours was a loving, secure family with only differences that came from living in and through the Great Depression. In our adult lives we saw each other at spaced intervals. Each reunion was filled with happy memories and the closeness we shared. We did have many diversities but we knew there was an unshakable link between us. The link is still there. I rejoice in the lives of Charles Richard "Dick" my brother and his wife Jean, my friend and sister-in-law. God bless his family.
Betty Zieke Hardies
Henderson
NV
There weren't two people more genuine than Dick and Jean Zieke. They were the real thing. We will miss them. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, dear Brother-in-law and Sister, nieces, as well as the rest of your beloved family.
Patty & John Hodal
Roselle
IL
To the family of Jean and Zeke, For the past thirty years my extended family has attended the Labor Day family Camp at WAPSI. We have fond memories of Jean and Zeke. I can still see my mother in her late seventies sitting with Jean cheering on the volley ball games. Zeke and Jean complimeted each other. Thank you for sharing them with us every fall at Camp Wapsi.
Karole Hoskins Johnson
Taylors
SC
It is hard to believe Dick, or as we in the handball club all called him, "Zieke" is gone. He never lost a game, and his explanation if he came up short on the score never seemed like an excuse. He was simply unbeatable, even when he got too old to play the game the way he wanted to. I never forgot his advice to smile and enjoy it if I made a good shot, because it happened so rarely to me. He was an uplifting spirit everywhere he went, and never said a discouraging word about anyone except in jest. I am very saddened he is gone, but his spirit will always live at the YMCA in the handball courts.