LEMKE, Leon C. (1913-1984)

LEMKE, GREIMAN, KNOLL, CAROLUS, MCLAUGHLIN, HEFTE

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society
Date: 5/1/2023 at 23:30:14

Leon Lemke, 70

Services for Leon Lemke, 70, of Garner, who died Saturday at his home in Garner, were held 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 24 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner with Rev. Msgr. Roger O'Brien as celebrant.

Mrs. Ronald Kumsher, organist, accompanied the church choir. Ushers were Robert Kral and Elmer Urich.

Honorary bearers were grandsons Jamison Lemke, Benjamin Lemke, Darin Carolus, Colin Carolus and Grant Carolus. Active bearers were Wayne Schlawin, Kenneth Greiman, Clarke Pollock, Stan Ziesmer, Eldo Griffen and Kenneth Juhl. Burial was in St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Garner with graveside rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit.

Visitation and a scriptural Wake Service were held at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner.

Leon Christian Lemke, the son of Henry and Daisy C. (Greiman) Lemke was born Sept. 20, 1913 on a farm near Klemme. He was baptized and confirmed at Peace Reformed Church south of Garner and later became a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. He attended the rural schools of Hancock County, Garner Public School and Klemme Public School.

He grew up on a farm in the Klemme area where he also worked for various farmers. Leon worked at the Chevrolet-Oldsmobile Dealership in Garner for over 45 years as a mechanic. During W.W. II he served his country in the European Theater from 1942-45.

Jan. 15, 1946, he married LaVon Knoll at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner. They made their home in Garner their entire married life.

Leon had been in ill health since October of 1983 as the result of cancer.

He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, the American Legion the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Fifth Armoured Division Association.

He is survived by his wife, LaVon; his children: Mrs. Del (Renee) Carolus of Apple Valley, Minn., Gary Lemke and his wife, Linda, of Longmont, Colo. and Douglas Lemke of Garner; five grandsons; two sisters: Mrs. Vernon (Mildred) McLaughlin, Sr., of Belmond and Mrs. Rudy (Marjorie) Hefte of Britt; and two brothers, Donald Lemke of Klemme and Marvin G. Lemke and his wife, Isabelle of Des Moines.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

source: Leader & Signal, Garner, Iowa, 25 Jul 1984, page 2, column 1