NAME OF DECEASED:MARIE S. LEONHARDT
AGE: 87
ADDRESS: 146 S. 3rd Street Medford City of Medford Resident
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 12:30 P.M. Monday, January 30 at the Memorial Health Center-E.R. where she was taken earlier by ambulance
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 3 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford
OFFICIATING: Father Gerard Willger and Deacon Joseph Stefancin
PLACE OF BURIAL: St. Mary’s Cemetery in the Town of Little Black
VISITATION AT: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Thursday, February 2 at the Hemer Funeral Home, Medford where there will be a 6:45 P.M. Prayer Service and also from 9:00 A.M. until 10:45 A.M. Friday, February 3 at the funeral home.
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 4, 1924 in Tigerton, Wisconsin
EDUCATION: Attended Tigerton Area Schools
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: September 28, 1940 in Medford to Walter E. Leonhardt and he preceded her in death on July 15, 1992
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: She worked at the Ideal Café as a waitress for about 10 years. She then did cleaning, sewing, ironing and mending for various families in the Medford area. She also did companionship for homebound individuals. Marie enjoyed fishing, playing cards and cribbage, going to the casino, crocheting, sewing, gardening, berry picking and bowling, She especially loved being with her family and friends.
MEMBER OF: Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford
Past-Member: Women’s Bowling League
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Ronald (Margaret) Leonhardt of Milwaukee, Walter “Skip”(Barbara) Leonhardt of Chelsea, Sharon (Kenneth) Vesnefsky of Medford, Gary “Butch” (Lucy) Leonhardt of Medford, Jean (Russell) Hempel of Medford, Peggy (Wendall) Kestler of Medford and Susan Wegerer of Wausau
CHILDREN DECEASED: Son: David “Dutch” Leonhardt in 2003
Great-Grandson: Tony Greene
# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 32
GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 66
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: 21
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 4 Brothers: Edward (Rosemarie) Mauritz of Tigerton, Richard (Erma) Mauritz of Greenfield, Harold Mauritz of Tigerton and Howard (Delores) Mauritz of Janesville
DECEASED BROTHERS: Leonard, Ray and George Mauritz
DECEASED FATHER: Ferdinand J. Mauritz
DECEASED MOTHER: Sylvia M. Jones
PALLBEARERS: Honorary: Rick Wegerer and Shane Ley
Active: 3 Sons: Ronald, Walter and Gary Leonhardt, and Sons-In-Laws: Kenneth Vesnefsky, Russell Hempel and Wendall Kestler
OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Marie’s family to be designated to local charities
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