LECKNESS, James L. 1936-2010

LECKNESS, SANDVE, PRASKA, MIKELSON, CRANE, ROUNDS, BEAN, CRUM, KERN, FOSTER, HEETLAND

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 10/16/2010 at 15:33:47

[Waterloo Courier, Monday, June 14, 2010]

WATERLOO - James Luverne Leckness, 74, of Waterloo, died Saturday, June 12, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home.

He was born Jan. 14, 1936, in Ellsworth, son of Lars and Margarite Sandve Leckness. He married Arlene Praska on Nov. 25, 1953, in Waterloo, and they later divorced. He married Janet Mikelson on Jan. 7, 1977, in Waterloo, and they later divorced. He married Emily Snyder on July 5, 1984, in Waterloo. She preceded him in death.

Mr. Leckness was employed at Rath Packing Co. for 29 years, then worked at the turkey plant in Ellsworth and IBP in Waterloo. He retired from Tyson in 1999.

Survived by: a son, James A. (Gloria) of Waterloo; three daughters, Lorraine (Monte) Crane of Cedar Falls, Cynthia (Michael) Crane of Evansdale and Lavon (Buster) Rounds of Des Moines; 17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Maxine (Jack) Bean of California, Darlene (Larry) Crum of Council Bluffs, Carolyn (Junior) Kern of State Center, Diane Foster of Texas and Rosemary (Gordon) Heetland of Ackley; and his former wife, Arlene Praska.

Preceded in death by: a brother, Lloyd; a sister JoAnne Geerdes; his former wife, Janet; a son, Ricky; and his dog, Tiffy.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Evansdale, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Waterloo. Public visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

James' hobbies included watching his birds, going for walks around the neighborhood with his dog Tiffy I, riding around in his convertible and watching game shows on TV.

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