SHEFFIELD — Conrad William Gebeck, 82, of Buda died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

Conrad was born June 5, 1930, in Kewanee, the son of Charles R. and Ella (Knudsen) Gebeck. He graduated from Sheffield High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War in Okinawa. He farmed all his life with his brother, Frank, and then also with his nephew, Bill. He loved his family, to fix things and weld.

Conrad was a lifetime member of Sheffield United Church of Christ and had served as a trustee and treasurer of the Sheffield Fire District for 52 years.