Memorials may be made to American Heart Association or American Diabetes Foundation. Lowell Berck, of Wentzville, Missouri, died on Saturday, April 4, 2009 at the age of 77. Dear husband of 55 years to Anna Jane Berck; dear son of the late Homer F. and Lena D. Berck; devoted father of Susan (Mike Althen) Berck, Richard (Carla Fryer) Berck, Sara (Cliff) Roberts and the late Dean Berck; beloved grandfather of Dean, Dan, Michael, Angela, Richard and Ryan Berck, William Harlow, Jane Settles, Courtney Roberts and Robyn Fryer; great-grandfather of Kaitlyn Berck, Grace Berck and Andrew Pritchett; dear brother of Kent A. (Jean) Berck, James (Jerry) Berck, William E. Berck and Barbara Berck; special father-in-law of Anita Berck. He was our loving great-uncle, brother-in-law and friend to many. Lowell was employed in Insurance Claims for 38 years before his retirement. He was a member of Wentzville First United Methodist Church and a member of the Auxiliary Coast Guard in Springfield, MO.