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Michael W. Lenardt

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[August 17, 2026]  NORMAL - Michael W. Lenardt, 65, of Normal passed on Friday, August 14, 2026 at Carle BroMenn Hospital in Normal.

Service:  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date

Funeral home: Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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Michael W. Lenardt, 65, of Normal passed away on Friday, August 14, 2026, at Carle BroMenn Hospital in Normal.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date. Cremation Rites have been accorded.

Michael Wiliam Lenardt was born on December 14, 1960, in Augusta, Georgia, the son of Frederick W. Lenardt and Linda Leisch.

He is survived by his children: Tammy Burnes, Shane Lenardt, Mikayla Lenardt, and Austin Lenardt; his mother: Linda Mecham; six grandchildren; and his siblings: Ray Mecham, Gary Mecham, Jodi Beavis, Eric Lenardt, and Toni Atchison. Several nieces and nephews
also survive.

He was preceded in death by his father and stepmother: Fred and Gloria Lenardt.

Michael served in the United States Army as a helicopter pilot. He was a truck driver for Nussbaum Trucking of Hudson, Illinois, and later owned Lenardt Transportation.

His hobbies included fishing, NASCAR races, camping, Cardinals baseball, and riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Memorials may be made to Alcoholics Anonymous, 200 W. Monroe Street, Bloomington, Illinois 61701.

Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 

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