Leuschen, Roman (1926 - 2017)

LEUSCHEN, GROTE, MALEY, SCHWERY, LOSEKE, AMBROSE, HARDY, SCHMITZ, FRIEDRICHSEN, RAU, HENSCHEID, BAUMANN, WILWERDING

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/21/2017 at 16:50:49

Name of deceased: Roman Anthony Leuschen

Aged: 90 yrs, 4 mo, 21 days

Residence: Earling, IA

Born: Sep. 20, 1926; Westphalia, IA

Died: Feb. 11, 2017; Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; burial was in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery, Westphalia, IA

Survived by: Children, Jane (spouse, William) Grote of Council Bluffs, IA, Sue Leuschen of Houston, TX, Mary (spouse, Robert) Maley of Omaha, NE, Roger (spouse, Robin) Leuschen of Council Bluffs, IA, Russell (spouse, Lisa Ambrose) Leuschen of Omaha, NE, Eileen (spouse, Keith) Schwery of Panama, IA, Amy (spouse, David) Loseke of Cave Creek, AZ, and Ryan (spouse, Melissa) Leuschen of Panama, IA; 11 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Steve Hardy of Des Moines, IA; sister, Norma Schmitz of Denison, IA; brother-in-law, Don Friedrichsen of Council Bluffs, IA; sister-in-law, Jane (spouse, Leo) Rau of Omaha, NE; brother-in-law, Urban Henscheid of Harlan, IA; sister-in-law, Theresa Henscheid of Harlan, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Mathias and Mary (nee Baumann) Leuschen; wife, Sally (deceased July 2015), daughter, Carol Hardy; brother, Joseph and his spouse, Irene Leuschen; sisters, Anna and her spouse, Pete Wilwerding, and Ruth Friedrichsen; brother-in-law, Francis Schmitz

Education: graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School, Westphalia, IA, Class of 1944

Religious affiliation: baptized, confirmed, and remained a life-long member at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Marcella "Sally" Henscheid; Nov. 13, 1951; no location provided

Employment: farmer, raising sheep, chickens, hogs, chinchillas, cattle, and dairy cows, and many different crops including corn, popcorn, oats, and alfalfa; was also an agent for Westphalia Farmers Mutual Insurance Company for several years. In his earlier days, he refereed basketball games, was a baseball umpire for over 50 years, and also umpired youth baseball and softball games, as well as a few old-timer games. In 2010 at Rosenblatt Stadium, Roman was acknowledged for his lifelong commitment to umpiring.

Hobbies/Interests: worked with others in his community to establish the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, IA, and served for a time as the organization's secretary; was the first lector at St. Boniface Catholic Church and served on the Diocesan School Board; was a 4th Degree Luke E. Hart General Assembly member of the Knights of Columbus, Earling Council 1741; took an interest in local and national politics, and attended many local caucus meetings. Hobbies included watching sports, crossword puzzles, reading, stamp collecting and playing cards.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com