Ron Eischeid

1958-2024

Ron Eischeid, 65, of Carroll, died Tuesday, July 9, 2024, from injuries received in an automobile accident north of Carroll.

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 17, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church-St. John Paul II Parish in Carroll. The celebrant will be Father Patrick Behm. Music will be by Kathy Halbur. Mass servers will be Zach and Skyler Nepper. Lector will be Brandon Nepper. Gift bearers will be Tayler Rasch and Stacy Ambrose. Casket bearers will be Tim Ludwig, Brett Ludwig, Scott Eischeid, Brody Eischeid, JR Halbur and Brandon Thompson. Burial will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Carroll.

Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll with a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. Visitation Wednesday at the church will be from 9:30-10:15 a.m.

Funeral arrangements are under the guidance of Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll, and online condolences may be left for Ron’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.

Memorials may be left at the funeral home or the church for a later designation.

Ron, a son of Marvin and Elsie (Brincks) Eischeid, was born on Nov. 19, 1958, in Carroll, Iowa. He grew up on a farm with his five brothers and sisters near Roselle and graduated from Kuemper Catholic High School in 1977. On July 24, 1981, he married Sharon Hoffmann at St. Mary Catholic Church in Willey. They made their home in Carroll and raised their four children.

Ron worked for Rueter’s Equipment in Carroll for almost 35 years until his death. He loved camping, fishing and working on his dad Marvin’s original 1952 Farmall M tractor. He also loved spending time with his family and loved being Papa to his five grandkids. 

Ron is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sharon; his sons, Jason (Christy) Eischeid and their son Caleb of Ames, Iowa, and Corey (Amanda) Eischeid and children Rylee and Aiden of Carroll; daughters, Jenn (Trent) Ewalt and children Adalynn and Wesson of Ankeny, Iowa, and Jess (Byron) Finley of Lytton, Iowa; his siblings, Phyllis (Don) Reineke of Kansas City, Missouri, Loren (Donna) Eischeid of Bedford, Iowa, Jeff (Lisa) Eischeid of Manson, Iowa, and Lisa (Jeff) Halbur of Manning, Iowa; his mother-in-law, Kate Miller of Dedham, Iowa; his sisters-in-law, Wanda Neuman of Omaha, Nebraska, and Mary Thompson of Ankeny, Iowa; his brothers-in-law Don Hoffmann of Carroll and Dale (Erin) Hoffmann of Altoona, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews and other extended relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Elsie Eischeid; his sister Doreen Ludwig; brother-in-law Mel Ludwig; father-in-law, Elmer Hoffmann; step-father-in-law, Don Miller; and his niece Anna Eischeid.