Hassett, Leonard "Domie" (1932 – 2013)

HASSETT, GASPER, LOCHMILLER, JANS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/9/2013 at 21:19:59

Name of deceased: Leonard James “Domie” Hassett

Aged: 81 yrs, 4 mo, 17 days

Residence: Denison, IA

Born: March 21, 1932, Iowa

Died: Aug. 4, 2013, Denison, IA

Funeral services: No services; Private Inurnment: St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery, Denison, IA., beside his parents.

Survived by: Daughter, Shawn Gasper of Long Beach, CA; 3 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister, Melody Hassett of Council Bluffs; long-time companion, Marla Jans of Denison; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Leonard “Hun” and Cecelia “Celia” (nee Lochmiller) Hassett

Education: attended St. Rose of Lima Catholic School; graduated from Denison (IA) High School, Class of 1950

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: After completing high school, he became an expert brick mason; he later moved to California and formed Shawn Construction Company, a successful general contracting company.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Denison, IA. He was an accomplished pilot and owned several extraordinary aircraft. Domie will be remembered as a unique individual who lived life his way. You always found him with a smile on his face. His kindness and love of animals and nature were his true attributes.

Source: Pfannebecker Funeral Home, ancestry.com