LEONARD, Anna "Marie" (Kennedy) 1909-2013
LEONARD, KENNEDY, DOWD
Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 6/7/2014 at 19:46:12
Marie Leonard
July 2, 1909 - November 30, 2013
Obituary for Marie Leonard
Marie Leonard, age 104, of Lawler, Iowa died Saturday November 30, 2013 at her daughter's home in Lutz, Florida.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday December 14, 2013, at Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church in Lawler with Rev. Nick March celebrating the Mass. Interment will be in the church cemetery with Chris Leonard, Jacob Perez, Tom Leubbers, Joe Speltz, Paul Kuennen and Tom McGowan serving as pallbearers.
Friends may great the family one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church.
Arrangements are with the Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home in Lawler.
Anna Marie Leonard was born July 2, 1909, in New Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas J. and Sarah E. (Dowd) Kennedy. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Hampton. Marie received her education in New Hampton and was a 1928 graduate of the New Hampton High School. After graduation she was a teacher at the Dowd Country School until 1931. In September 1931, she married Donald M. Leonard. To this union five children were born. After raising her family, Marie owned and operated a general store in Lawler from 1951 until her retirement in 1975. During the last 21 years, Marie enjoyed spending six months in Minnesota with Mike and the remaining months in Florida with Maureen and in 2008 began to live in Florida year-round. She loved watching baseball, especially the Chicago Cubs and was a member of the Catholic Daughter of the Americas since 1931.
Survivors include two daughters, Eileen Rahr of Glenview, Illinois, Maureen Franck of Lutz, Florida; two sons, Michael (Diane) Leonard of Long Lake, Minnesota; Thomas (Carole) Leonard of Lawler; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a daughter, Donna Mae Luebbers.
Source: Hugeback Funeral Home website
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