Monday, August 17, 2009

Obituaries:

Günther Eckert, KBA
Günther Eckert, senior engineer at Koenig & Bauer AG died Aug. 11 in a drowning accident while on vacation in Denmark. His daughter also drowned trying to rescue him, KBA said. Mr. Eckert was involved with a number of KBA press installations in the United States.

Ken Fleming, Tulsa World
Ken Fleming, who directed production operations at the Tulsa (Okla.) World for nearly three decades, died last week at his home in Florida. He was 75.
During his tenure with the World, Mr. Fleming oversaw two new press installations at the paper.
Fleming is survived by his wife, Gail; his brother, Gene; sons Randy and Ben; daughter Susan Major; nine grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sept. 1 at the University of Tulsa’s Sharp Chapel. Memorial gifts may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33047, or to Therapetics Service Dogs of Oklahoma, 9433 E. 51st St., Suite J, Tulsa, OK 74129.

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