FARBER, Leo 1899-1985

FARBER, KAIN, WELCH

Posted By: Michael Kearney (email)
Date: 11/24/2002 at 13:52:59

The Clinton Herald Friday September 20, 1985 p. 12 Leo Farber, 86, of 701 5th St., died Thursday in his home. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, DeWitt, with the Rev. Anthony Conrad officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery, DeWitt. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. today in Hanrahan Blazek Funeral Home, DeWitt, where a combined Knights of Columbus and a parish rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Pallbearers will be Mark and Tim McGuire, Tim Meier, Mike Loos, Tom Krogman and Pat Linehan. Mr. Farber was born July 6, 1899 in Clinton County, Iowa, to John W. and Mary Ann Kain Farber. He married Margaret Welsh, Sept. 17, 1929, in Petersville, Iowa. She died May 27, 1984. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, a 4th degree Knight and member of Knights of Columbus, DeWitt, a 20 year member of the board of directors of Equity Coop. He farmed in the DeWitt area until his retirement in 1965. Survivors include a brother, Ray, of Bettendorf. He was preceded in death by an infant sister.

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