FOX, Leonard John 1915-2009
FOX, MILLER, ARENS
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/20/2009 at 12:16:55
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Leonard Fox
RICEVILLE, IOWA - Leonard Fox, 94, of Riceville, died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage, Iowa, following a short illness.
Leonard deeded his body to the Mayo Foundation. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville, with inurnment at a later date in Calvary Cemetery.
Family will greet friends from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday at the Conway Funeral Home in Riceville, where there will be a parish vigil service at 7 p.m. on Monday.
Leonard John Fox was born in Mitchell County, on July 13, 1915, the son of Peter and Clara (Miller) Fox. He graduated from Riceville High School and farmed south of Riceville for many years.
On October 9, 1942, Leonard was united in marriage to Margaret M. Arens. They raised their ten children on a farm and in 1983 they retired and moved into Riceville. Leonard was very active throughout his 94 years.
He served as a Director of Douglas No. 3 for many years and was supportive of all his children's activities throughout all of their school years. He served as a Mitchell County Supervisor for eight years, was president of the Mitchell County Farm Bureau, was on the Mitchell County Fair Board, was on the Church Council and served on the building committee. Leonard was also on the committee when the landfill was opened and served on the board of the Osage Elevator.
Leonard is survived by six sons and three daughters, Dennis (JoAnn) Fox of Rochester, Minn., Diane (Orville) Engelhardt of Humble, Texas, Bernard Fox of LaMotte, Marilyn (Ron) Reis of Lime Springs, Duane (Jill) Fox of Park City, Utah, Pete Fox of Leland, Richard Fox of Riceville, Patricia Fox of Chanhassen, Minn., and Greg (Becky) Fox of Riceville; 28 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Marie McCabe of Torrence, Calif., and Margaret (Bud) Brownlee of Oroville, Wash.; one brother-in-law, Tom Palm; two sisters-in-law, Geraldine Fox and Mary Fox; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding Leonard in death were his parents, his wife, Margaret; one daughter, Kathryn Foster; one grandson, Wade Foster; two sisters, Helen Palm and Virgilia Dunlay; two brothers, Ralph and Richard Fox.
Conway Funeral Home, 407 Woodland Ave., Riceville, 641-985-2797.
[Published in the Mason City Globe Gazette on line, Sunday, December 20, 2009]
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#2:Leonard Fox, 94
A Mass of Christian Burial for Leonard J. Fox of Riceville was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville with Rev. Ray. E. Atwood officiating. Readers were Patricia Fox, Marilyn Reis and Bernard Fox. Gift carriers were Teresa Duhon and Daniel Fox. The organist was Anna Mae Roethler and the vocalists were his grandchildren. Leonard deeded his body to the Mayo Foundation. Inurnment will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery in Riceville. Conway Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Leonard, 94, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage following a short illness.
Leonard John Fox was born July 13, 1915, on the Fox home farm in Mitchell County, Iowa, the son of Peter and Clara (Miller) Fox. He attended the Douglas #3 School near his home and graduated from Riceville High School. Following his education, he farmed, did hand tiling of fields with his brother and ran a gravel truck. With the start of WW II, Leonard started working at a munitions plant in Minneapolis, where he met his future life partner.
On October 9, 1942, he married Margaret M. Arens. After the birth of their first son, they moved to a farm two miles west and two miles south of Riceville. Two years later, they moved to the farm they called home, five and one-half miles south of Riceville. They raised their 10 children on this farm and in 1983, they moved into Riceville.
Leonard was very active. He farmed, served as a Director of Douglas #3 for many years and was supportive of all his children's activities throughtout all of their school years.
He served as a Mitchell County Supervisor for eight years, was president of the Mitchell County Farm Bureau, was on the Mitchell County Fair Board, was on the Church Council and served on the building committee. Leonard was also on the committee when the landfill was opened and served on the board of the Osage Elevator.
Leonard is survived by six sons and three daughters: Dennis (JoAnn) Fox of Rochester, Minn., Diane (Orville) Engelhardt of Humble, Texas, Bernard Fox of LaMotte, Iowa, Marilyn (Ron) Reis of Lime Springs, Duane (Jill) Fox of Park City, Utah, Pete Fox of Leland, Iowa, Richard Fox of Riceville, Patricia Fox of Chanhassen, Minn. and Greg (Becky) Fox of Riceville; 28 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Marie McCabe of Torrence, Calif. and Margaret (Bud) Brownlee of Oroville, Wash; one brother-in-law: Tom Palm; two sisters-in-law: Geraldine Fox and Mary Fox; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Leonard was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret; one daughter: Kathryn Foster; one grandson: Wade Foster; his parents, Peter and Clara Fox; two sisters: Helen Palm and Virgilia Dunlay; and two brothers: Ralph and Richard Fox.
[ Cresco Times, Tuesday, December 29, 2009 -- from
http://ncigs.org/obituaries/cresco/2009/december.htm ]--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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