Leo J. Fromm (12/18/1921 ~ 2/18/2009)

FROMM, HUBBARD, CHRISTENSON, MUELLEMAN

Posted By: Gerhardt Leffler (email)
Date: 2/25/2009 at 09:26:16

Leo J. Fromm, 87, of Marshalltown, died early Wednesday morning, February 18th, at the MMSC. A Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with Fr. Don Czapla of St. Henry’s Catholic Church officatiing. He will be laid to rest in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with full military honors by the Harry C. Harter VFW Post #839. Visitation will be held from 5-7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home with a 7:00 p.m. vigil service immediately followed by the Rosary recited by the family. For condolences, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph 641-844-1234. Born on December 18th, 1921, at Defiance, Iowa, he was the son of Joseph and Philomena Fromm. He received his education and graduated in the area of his birth. Following graduation, he served in the CCC until serving our country honorably in the United States Army Air Corps in WWII as a pilot and trainer. He was stationed in Greenland for a time and had a lifelong love of flying. Leo came to Marshalltown in the 1950’s and sold insurance. He also managed the Drive-Inn movie theatre for five years before going to the Iowa Veterans Home to work as a security guard and later as their driver until retiring. He also returned to Creighton University in Omaha in adulthood to take classes. Mr. Fromm was a member of the catholic faith and enjoyed driving, entering contests and was always available to assist others. Left to cherish his memory are Annette (Hubbard), his loving wife whom he married on October 12th, 1974, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Marshalltown, three step-children including Debbie (Jon) Christenson of St. Louis, his only surviving sister Virginia Muelleman of Omaha and numerous nieces and nephews. In death he has rejoined his parents, siblings Leonard, Pete, Theresa, Margaret and Marie.

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