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His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at St.
John United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Richard Reinwald
officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the
service. Burial will be in New Union Cemetery. Military rites
will be conducted by Lincoln American Legion Post
263.
Arrangements are by Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Mr. Leesman was a purchasing agent at PPG
Industries in Lincoln for 30 years. He retired in
1982.
He served in the Army Air Corps during World War
II.
He was born Jan. 7, 1920, in Lincoln to Raymond
F. Sr. and Frieda Bohn Leesman. He married Gertrude
Wolf on Nov. 26, 1944, in Mount Pulaski.
He is survived by his wife, of Lincoln; three
daughters, Marianne (and Mark) Herriott of
Champaign, Joan (and Dan) Decker of Dubuque, Iowa,
and Gail (and Jim) McShane of Lincoln; one brother,
Walter (and Lorene) Leesman of Phoenix, Ariz.; seven
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
One son, Roger, preceded him in death at age 5.
Mr. Leesman was a lifelong member of St. John
United Church of Christ, where he was a Brotherhood
member and had served as communion coordinator,
greeter, on the stewardship committee, and as a
former church council member and president.
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He was a member of AMVETS, Elks Lodge and
American Legion Post 263, serving in the color
guard. He was a Kiwanis member and was named "Kiwanian
of the Year" for 1990-1991.
He was a member of AARP, had taught the defensive driving
class to senior citizens, served on the boards for senior
citizens and the Logan County Housing Authority, and was a
former board member and volunteer for St. Clara's Manor,
serving from 1990 to 1994. He was also a volunteer for The
Oasis, transported cancer patients and served Meals on
Wheels for 20 years. He was honored with the PPG Community
Service Award in 1972 for his work with Junior
Achievement and United Way.
Memorials may be made to St. John United Church
of Christ or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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