Leo Arthur Waderich 1923-2012

KRUSE WADERICH MCKENNA

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/28/2012 at 18:35:12

Sioux City Journal
November 25, 2012

HORNICK, Iowa | Leo A. Waderich, 89, of Hornick died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, with his loving family at his side.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton, Iowa, with the Rev. Pastor Scott Jensen officiating. Burial will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the church. Armstrong Funeral Home of Mapleton is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences may be directed to the family at www.armstrongfuneral.com.

Leo Arthur Waderich was born June 1, 1923 near Ute, Iowa, to William and Anna (Kruse) Waderich, the oldest of three children with sisters, Violet (Fick) and Hazel (Johnson). At the age of four, his family moved to a farm near Holly Springs, Iowa, where Leo graduated with the class of 1941.

On Dec. 3, 1944, he married Mary Lorraine McKenna. The couple made their home and raised their family on the family farm near Hornick, Iowa.

Leo was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton and served as an elder and usher throughout his lifetime.

Leo adored his family including many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Since his retirement he has enjoyed tending to his large garden and took great delight in reading, listening to music, and dancing.

He is survived by his four daughters, Marilyn Hamann (Duane) of Smithland, Iowa, Marcia Hulse-Rauch (Kevin) of Iowa City, Iowa, Shery Roupe (Roger) of Sioux City, and Rita Tabke (Garrett) of Moville, Iowa; three sons, Dennis Waderich (Sue) of Savage, Minn., Steven Waderich (Tamara) of Burnsville, Minn., and Michael Waderich (Kathy) of Hornick, Iowa; a sister, Hazel Johnson of Whiting, Iowa; and a special friend, Phyllis Dowling of Hornick.

He has been blessed with 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Leo was preceded in death by Mary, his wife of 63 years; his parents; sister, Violet Fick; and two brothers-in-law, Arnold Fick and Earl Johnson.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Siouxland or St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Mapleton, Iowa.