LEINENKUGEL, Norman P. 1914-2005

LEINENKUGEL, JAHNEL, FOX

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/28/2009 at 10:28:40

Norman P. ‘Bud' Leinenkugel

NEW HAVEN, IOWA — Norman P. "Bud" Leinenkugel, 90, of New Haven, Iowa, was called home to the Lord on Monday (June 20, 2005) at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by his loved ones.

Bud was born on August 11, 1914, in Sauk City, Wisconsin, the son of Paul and Amelia "Molly" (Jahnel) Leinenkugel. He was raised in Sauk City, and after high school attended the University of Wisconsin. He joined the U.S. Army during World War II in officer training, and served as a lieutenant, using his fluent German in work with the German POWs.

After the war, he worked briefly in Chicago, where he became an avid Chicago White Sox fan. Bud moved to New Haven in 1945, and purchased New Haven Hardware from Leo Lockwood. He met Mary Jane Fox on a blind date, and they were married on November 25, 1948, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven.

Bud and Mary Jane ran the New Haven Hardware for more than 50 years until Bud's retirement at age 84. They raised eight children in New Haven, and had 55 years together as members of St. Peter's Parish before Mary Jane's death in 2004, after which Bud moved to the Des Moines area. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards and watching sporting events.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven with the Rev. Ray E. Atwood officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Haven with a flag presentation by Osage American Legion Post 278.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, where there will be a rosary at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before services on Friday at the church.

Bud is survived by his children: Joseph Leinenkugel of Des Moines; Mary Anne Leinenkugel of Osage; John Leinenkugel (Kathy) of Omaha, Neb., and son, John Lubbers of Prescott, Ariz.; Therese Rolfes (Tim) of Johnston and children Rachel and Grant; Rose Hagemann (Tom) of Ankeny and children David and Annie; Paul Leinenkugel (Cindi) of Hemet, Calif., and children Amber, Lindsey and Garrett Darnell; and James Leinenkugel of Clive, as well as Bud's cousin, Louella Cork of Sauk City, Wis., and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Jane, in 2004; a son, Thomas, in 1976; and a sister, Florence Rothman, in 1989.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[Mason City Globe Gazette - June 22, 2005]