John Eickhoff, age 71, was called to his heavenly home and entered into the presence of the Lord on Monday, June 15, 2026.  John was born on June 10, 1955 in Sheboygan, son of the late John F. and Marion (Fritsch) Eickhoff.  John attended St. Paul's Lutheran School, Horace Mann Junior High and North High School graduating in 1973.  John thereafter attended UW-Sheboygan, UW-Madison and UW-Stevens Point.

John was employed at Bemis Manufacturing for 33 years.  He was an avid golfer and enjoyed fishing, playing chess, campground hosting at Kohler-Andrae State Park and working around his home.  He also took great joy in taking care of his best friend's dogs Karlie, Annie and Gracie, all Golden Retrievers.  John was a longtime member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sheboygan.

John is survived by his sister Barbara Eisold and her husband Bob and their son Bobby.  John is further survived by an uncle, Allen (Jackie) Fritsch, cousins Billy Heinen, Kurt Schmidt and Timmy Schmidt, and, best friend Karen Doering.

A funeral service will be held on Monday June 29, 2026 at 11:30am at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt-DeTroye Funeral Home (815 6th St., Kiel).  Officiating at the service will be Pastor Shive from St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sheboygan.  Burial will follow at Schleswig Cemetery in Rockville/Kiel.  The family will greet relatives and friends at the funeral home from 10am until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, John requested any memorial gifts given in his memory be made to Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice.

John and family would like to thank Dr. Bettag, Dr. Wolfert, Dr. Drewry, Dr. Hanumaiah, St. Nicholas Hospital staff, Sharon Richardson Hospice staff, Pastor Matthew Shive and Pastor Alan Kretschmar for their excellent care and guidance.

The immediate family would like to thank John's friends for their faithful and frequent visits to John during his end-of-life journey.