David passed on Apr 15, 1993 in Cedar Rapids. He had a blot clot in his heart and didn't even make it through the emergency room.
He is survived by his two children, D. Robert Ekberg, and Mary Angeline (Shawn) Poulter, and his sister Carol (Tedd) Landon.
Robb has two sons, Alexander Bryce, 14, and Lyric David Bryce, 14 months. Mary also has two sons, Charles Eliot, 14, and Henry David, 9.
Though he didn't know any of his grandsons, he was aware that he would become a grandpa that October.
David was an accomplished photographer and was on the cutting edge of being a computer support tech.
Ruthi (White) Ekberg McMonagle (CLHS 1968)
If you would like to share your memories of times spent with David,
please send to Merlea
David Bryce Ekberg Jr., 44, of 2899 Fifth Ave., Marion, died Wednesday in St. Luke's Hospital after a long battle with asthma. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home and after 2 p.m. Saturday at the chapel.
Survivors include a son, Robert and his wife, Sheri, of Janesville, Wis.; a daughter, Mary Ekberg of Green Bay, Wis.; a sister, Carol Landon and her husband, Ted, of Amherst, N.H.; several aunts and uncles, including Helen Merrill and her husband, George; two nieces, Emily and Sarah Landon; and a nephew, Jim Landon.
David was born Jan. 5, 1949, in Minneapolis, the son of David and Verna Ekberg Sr. He graduated from NIACC in Mason City and attended Iowa State University in Ames. He worked at a family-owned radio station, KRIB, in Mason City. He later owned and operated Ekberg Photography. Most recently he had worked at Teleconnect and Impact ! Photo. He served in the Army Reserves in the Radio Signal Corps.
Memorial donations may be given to the American Lung Association.
