PROBERT, Leon J. "Lon"

PROBERT, BROKAW, SCHEER, MEYER, BAUMAN

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/26/2018 at 20:57:54

Obituary ~ Leon J. "Lon" Probert
July 30, 1923 ~ March 29, 2009

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
April 01, 2009

CLEAR LAKE -- Leon J. "Lon" Probert, 85, 302 Second St. N.E., Mason City, died Sunday (March 29, 2009) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. Fourth St. Clear Lake, with the Rev. Dan Jordan of Evangelical Free Church, Clear Lake officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Military honors will be by the Clear Lake V.F.W. Visitation will be one hour before the service.

Family suggests memorials to Good Shepherd Health Center.

Leon was born July 30, 1923 in Mason City, the son of Leon and Frances (Brokaw) Probert. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1941. He served in the United States Army from 1943 -1946 during WW II. Following the service he continued his education and graduated from Valparaiso Institute, Valparaiso, Ind. He married Helen Scheer on Aug. 25, 1951 in Arlington, Va.

From 1951-1961 he worked for Melpar Industries, Falls Church, Va. as technical writer and supervisor of writing maintenance manuals for military electronic equipment, principally flight simulators. He later owned Perma Pools in Fairfax, Va. and then went to work for Arva Printing, McLean, Va. until his retirement.

Leon enjoyed traveling, being a handyman and a history buff of North Iowa. Leon moved back to Mason City in 2006 to be closer to his family.

Leon is survived by his brother-in-law, Lambert Meyer, Ventura; sister-in-law, Jean Probert, Seville, Ohio; nephews, Stan (Elaine) Meyer, Clear Lake, and James Probert; niece, Diane Probert; great-nieces and nephews, Abby Meyer and her fiancée, Tony Bauman, Seth Meyer and Anna Meyer, all of Clear Lake.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Helen; brother, Paul Probert; sister, Ardith Meyer and niece, Linda Meyer.

Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 641-357-2193. www.colonialchapels.com.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2018