Patrick (Pat) Dean Streck, born April 27, 1950, to Leonard and Joan (Powers) Streck, departed this life in true outdoorsman fashion and of natural causes, on a final pheasant hunt with friends, Nov. 18, 2023. He is preceded in death by the pheasant he had just harvested.
Pat proudly served in both the Nebraska and Kansas National Guard, obtaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, carrying on a family tradition of military service that extends back to the Spanish-American War. A Great Bend High School alumnus and former FHSU student, Pat pursued a successful career in sales. Starting as a traveling salesman for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., he retired a very successful figure within the Kansas Agribusiness community. Even after retirement, Pat remained dedicated to the farming community, often working for some of the same people he once called on as customers, but now calls friends.
Pat’s love of the outdoors is only surpassed by his love of family. On Jan. 4, 1986, he married Cindie Moran and raised four sons: Stuart, Timothy, Kelly and Scott. Together Pat and Cindie dedicated their lives to seeing their boys grow and prosper into men with love of God, Family and Country. Pat served as an elder of St. John’s Lutheran Church, was a competitor in the local trap shooting league, he volunteered with 4-H youth shooting sports and taught many years as a Kansas Hunters Education instructor for the State of Kansas.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Cindie; his sons Stuart (Jen) of Johns Creek, Georgia, Timothy (Tyra) of Newton, Kelly (Katie) of Lansing and Scott (Amy) of Spring Hill. Pat leaves behind seven grandchildren, his pride and pure joy: Kristian (Johns Creek, Georgia), Alexandria and Vaughn (Newton), James and Ella (Lansing) and Claire and Natalie (Spring Hill); his brother Kevin Brown (Tucson, Ariz.); brother-in-law and sister-in-law Grant and Rhonda Gaede. He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Joan (Powers) Streck, and his special “adoptive” parents, Lyman and Esther Kruckenberg.
Funeral of Christian burial will be Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Ellinwood; Pastors Thierfelder and Abbott officiating. Interment will be in the Ellinwood cemetery immediately following the service. Memorial are suggested to the Lutheran World Relief in care of Minnis Chapel, PO Box 246, Ellinwood, KS 67526.