Brashears, LeRoy (1924-2019)
BRASHEARS, SUTHERLAND, EGGER, HATCH, BURCHBY, LANGEL, SCHMIDL, ROHBACK, FROMM
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/28/2019 at 18:40:20
LeRoy Brashears
May 15, 1924 - March 15, 2019LeRoy Brashears, age 94, of Alta, Iowa, died on Friday, March 15, 2019, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.
Roy was born on May 15, 1924, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Jenny (Sutherland) and LeRoy Brashears, Sr. As a teenager, he worked as a bellhop at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore. While there, he had the opportunity to meet several movies stars. After enlisting in the United States Navy in 1942 during World War II, he completed Elementary Torpedo School to become a Torpedoman’s Mate, 3rd Class. Serving on the USS Abermarle, he sailed the Caribbean helping to rescue downed pilots off the coast of Africa, In addition, he served on the USS Lea, a World War I Destroyer, which provided prisoner transport.
While stationed at the Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia, Roy met the love of his life, Dorothy Egger, from Central City, Iowa. On February 9, 1945, they married at the Norfolk Naval Base Chapel wearing their Navy uniforms. They settled into their first home in Waubeek, Iowa, before relocating to Central City, Iowa. Subsequently, they were blessed with four children: Nancy, Patricia, Jeffrey, and Steven. In 1976, they moved to a home in Alta where they resided until they retired to Welcov.
During his career, Roy worked for Fruehauf Trailer Company. Later, he was employed by Linn County, first as an equipment driver and then as Deputy Treasurer. In 1971, he became a federal meat inspector working in various locations until he retired in 1986. For many years, Roy, also, served as a volunteer fire fighter and as treasurer for the Central City Fire Department. In addition, he served on the City Council in Central City. A past member of the AMVETS, the VFW, the Order of the Moose, and the Elks Club, he and Dorothy became active members of the Methodist Church and volunteered with the Meals on Wheels Program.
Roy and Dorothy loved of traveling. Throughout their seventy-two and a half years of marriage, they traveled to all fifty states, all the Canadian provinces, and forty-two other countries. In addition, Roy had a passion for golf, and at the age of eighty-five, he achieved a lifetime goal - a hole in one! Moreover, he enjoyed playing various card games, completing crossword puzzles, attending his grandchildren’s sporting events, and spending time with family and friends. The highlight of every family gathering revolved around food. On those and other occasions, Roy’s quick wit and sense of humor will be greatly missed.
Those left to cherish his memory include his children: Nancy Brashears, of Los Angeles, California, Patricia (Doug) Hatch, of Menasha, Wisconsin; and Steve (Terry) Brashears, of Storm Lake, Iowa; his grandchildren: Michael (Elizabeth) Brashears; Danel (Frank) Burchby; Nathan (Amy) Hatch; Ali (Austin) Langel; and Jared (Melanie) and Zachary Brashears; ten great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; his brothers, William and Gordy Brashears; and his sisters, Helen (Lefty) Schmidl and Harriet Rohback.
Roy was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Brashears; his son, Jeffrey Brashears; and his sisters, Jean Fromm and Dorothy Schmidl.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 18, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Alta. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. Visitation will take place on Sunday, March 17, 2019, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in ALTA. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is overseeing the arrangements.
Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Alta, Iowa, 2019.
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