Don Eichler

Don "Smurf" Eichler, 82 of North Little Rock, Ark. died December 14, 2013 he was born July 19, 1931 preceded in death by his mother and father Gene and Fritz Eichler. He is survived by his wife Mary "Bobbi" Eichler; four daughters Donna Rios, Susan Eichler, Lydia Farnam, and Mary Jo Zakrzewski; four grandchildren Joe Rios, Mandy Rios, Travis Barton and Max Zakrzewski and six great grandchildren Kiley Barton, Theara and Abby Riley, Remington Gisclair and Chloe and Jaycee Farnam; two brothers and one sister, Fritz Eichler, Jim Eichler, and Imogene Cheek. He also has many close friends too numerous to name that he loved and considered his extended family. He served in the United States Air Force and is a retired butcher of over 50 years. He enjoyed doing yard work, gardening, fishing as well as a passion for following and watching college football. Well known in the Levi area for his love of walking down Camp Robinson Rd and waving at passing motorist which an article was written about him in the North Little Rock Times. He also sold pecans at Thanksgiving and Christmas time with his white hair and beard and dressed in his red vest he always had stories to tell about the kids thinking he was Santa. He even won a Santa lookalike contest with a local radio station one year which he loved. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 20th, 2013 at 2 p.m. at Griffin Leggett Rest Hills Funeral Home North Little Rock, 7724 Landers Road.