Schmidt, Leon Francis (1937 - 2024)

SCHMIDT, NEUENSCHWANDER, LOFTIN, LAUER, OLSEN, FIEBER, LEINEN, SCHILTZ, BOWEN, ISAAC, LANGENFELD, MUNCHRATH, SCHWERY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/31/2024 at 15:09:28

Name of deceased: Leon Francis Schmidt

Aged: 87 yrs, 4 mo, 10 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA

Born: March 6, 1937; Portsmouth, Shelby County, IA

Died: July 16, 2024; Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, July 20, 2024; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Lisa (spouse, Jon) Neuenschwander of Broomfield, CO, Jeff (spouse, Cheryl) Schmidt of Portsmouth, IA, and Kathryn (spouse, Michael) Loftin of Omaha, NE; grandchildren, Sara (spouse, Bryan) Lauer, Ashley (spouse, Paul) Olsen, Marissa Schmidt, Derek Schmidt, Easton Loftin, and Annika Loftin; great-grandchildren, Callie, Paxton, Selah, Luca, and Mercy; siblings, Orma Fieber of Goodwin, SD, Michael "Mick" Schmidt of Harlan, IA, Joan Leinen of Earling, IA, Frances (spouse, Joseph) Bowen of Sand Springs, OK; Lu Ann Isaac of Gate City, VA; and Gary (spouse, Pat) Schmidt of Harlan, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Michael and Odelia (nee Langenfeld) Schmidt; first wife, Irene (deceased May 12, 1972); second wife, Charlene (deceased Dec. 1991); sister, Nola Schiltz

Education: Graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School, Portsmouth, IA, Class of 1956

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; member, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: Entered the U. S. Army and served his country until his honorable discharge in April 1962

Marriages: (1) Irene Munchrath; date and location not provided (2) Charlene Schwery; June 22, 1974; St. Boniface Church in Westphalia

Employment: Leon spent his career working outside, playing in the dirt and working on projects for many who called for his services. He retired in 2002.

Hobbies/Interests: Volunteer, Harlan (IA) Volunteer Fire Department; was known for always wearing his Peterbilt vest and having a pocket radio in hand; loved to garden

Sources: pauleyjones.com