TRACY F. HECK

TRACY F. HECK

     Tracy Floyd Heck of Greenwood, WI, passed away peacefully at home with family July 16, 2025. Tracy was born May 19, 1942, the son of Floyd and Harriet (Feirn) Heck in Neillsville.  He attended elementary school at the Mound School in Christie and then graduated from Neillsville High School in 1961.  

     Tracy then went to work with his favorite uncle, Erv, for a few years hauling cattle to Milwaukee and back to Greenwood. He was drafted along with his brothers, Harvey and Sheldon, into the U.S. Army National Guards and was stationed in Fort Leonard Wood for six years.  He was honorably discharged in June 1969. He came back to work at Pathfinder and then onto Wick Building Systems for 20 years before continuing on his family legacy of farming.  While working at Wick, he met the love of his life or better known as “Wife or Woman” in his words, Kay Schultz. They were married Nov. 10, 1973, in Greenwood, WI, and had two sons, Heath in 1974 and Craig in 1977.

     In 1980, Tracy and Kay purchased a neighboring farm and continued farming for 32 years side by side. It was his greatest love and passion to be able to come back to his roots. He enjoyed driving tractor and being able to do field work even after passing on the farm to their son, Craig. In his retirement, you could find him “occasionally” watching TV to know the weather, listening to his country music, feeding the cats or taking a nap in the Gator down in the pasture. For the past five years, he enjoyed going on almost daily drives to alternate McDonald’s locations for lunch to enjoy the countryside.

     Tracy is survived by his wife/woman of 51 years, Kay; and the joys of his life: his son, Craig (Stephanie) Heck; grandchildren Max, Brynn, Kalvin and Sophie.  He is further survived by his brother, Harvey (Linda) Heck; mother-in-law Betty Schultz; brothers-in-law Aaron (Lori) Bloch and Tim Schultz; sisters-in-law Karalee (Don) Lamon, Karen (Barry) Dunlap and Tammy Hribar; and numerous nieces and nephews.

     He was preceded in death by his other joy, his son, Heath Heck; his parents, Floyd and Harriet Heck; his father-in-law, Donald Schultz; his brother, Sheldon Heck; his sister, Judy Bloch; his niece, Heather Bloch; and his great-nephew, Dylan Bloch.

     Funeral services for Tracy were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at the United Church of Christ in Neillsville, WI, with visitation at 9 a.m. until the service. Pastor Julie Ruegsegger and Reverend Terry Marg officiated.  Interment was in the Neillsville City Cemetery, followed by a reception at the church.

     Casketbearers were Max Heck, Brynn Heck, Kalvin Heck, Sophie Heck, Rob Bloch and Justin Bloch.  Honorary casketbearers were Tim and Lucas Schultz.

     Online condolences may be made at www.geschefh.com.

     The Gesche Funeral Home assisted Tracy’s family with funeral arrangements.