Aug. 12, 2012
Father Reinhard C. Eck
Father Reinhard C. Eck Father Eck was born on Oct. 20, 1924, in Cheney. He studied for the priesthood at St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana, and was ordained on June 8, 1950, at his home parish of Saint Joseph, Ost. Fr. Eck actively served the Diocese of Wichita as a priest for 62 years. He served as pastor in the following parishes: St. Rose, Wellington; St. Cecilia, Haysville, where he was founding pastor; St. Jude, Wichita; and St. Joseph, Andale, where he served for about 36 years before retiring from parish ministry at the end of June 2012. Fr. Eck was residing at the Catholic Care Center in Wichita at the time of his death.