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Visitation:
1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, 2021
at Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln
Service:
3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Rose M. Leonard, 83, of New Holland,
passed away at her home on Friday, March 12, 2021.
Funeral services for Rose will be held on Tuesday,
March 16, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at the Peasley Funeral
Home in Lincoln, IL with Pastor Ryan Edgecombe and
Fr. Jeffrey Laible will be officiating.
Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00
p.m. on Tuesday, March 16, at the funeral home.
Burial will be at a later date in Richmond Grove
Cemetery in New Holland.
Rose M. Leonard was born on June 21, 1937 in rural
Piopolis, IL, the daughter of Louis and Mary Helene
Birkner. She was united in marriage to Charles H.
Leonard on January 13, 1955, in Piopolis. He
preceded her in death on June 18, 2015.
Rose is survived by one son: Charles E. (Chuck)
Leonard; one daughter: Diane (J. Robert) Rankin;
five grandchildren: Heidi (Robert) Mueller, Brandon
(Jessie) Leonard, Jennifer (Greg) White, Robbie
Leonard, and James Robert “Bobby” Rankin; three
great-grandchildren: Bryan Leonard, Dean Jenvey, and
Greyson Leonard; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is also survived by her sisters Elizabeth
(Robert) Schuster, Alberta “Bertie” (James) Humes,
and Genevieve “Jennie” (Larry) Kerns. |
She was preceded in death by her
siblings Phillip Birkner, Helena “Lena” Wilhelm,
Christine Birkner, Joseph Birkner, Conrad Birkner,
Frederick Birkner, Andrew Birkner, and Herman
Birkner.
Rose was highly dedicated to her family, spending
most of her life as a caregiver for first her
children and later her grandchildren. Her home was
always open to family and friends, and she was
always ready to provide anything they may need. Even
after her children and grandchildren were grown,
family night was a highlight of her week, and all
members of the family in the area were welcome to
attend. No one left Rose’s house without a hug, and
you always left feeling loved and cared for.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's
Association.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home of Lincoln
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