Monday, January 7th, 2013
LeRoy Piekenbrock
LeRoy J. Piekenbrock, 75, Maria Stein, died at 1:15 p.m. Jan. 5, 2013, at his home.
He was born May 22, 1937, in St. Rose, to Edward and Stella Prenger Piekenbrock. He married Janice M. Clune on Nov. 18, 1961, in Chickasaw, and she survives in Maria Stein.
He is also survived by his children, Karen (Dave) Friar, Versailles, Mark (Janel) Piekenbrock, Westerville, Dennis (Shelly) Piekenbrock, Pickerington, Brenda (Kevin) Kuess, Coldwater; 15 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; siblings, Ruth (Ken) Bruns, St. Sebastian, Esther (Rich) Heckman, Frenchtown, Edna (Alvin) Tebbe, Yorkshire, Eva Gehret, Yorkshire, Linda (Larry) Pleiman, Yorkshire, Eileen (Art) Siefring, Burkettsville, Emily (Chuck) Timmerman, Union City, and Erma (Bob) Stump, Fort Recovery; in-laws, Julie (Charles) Pax, Cambridge, Md., Jane Clune, Huntsville, Ala., Arnold (Pat) Clune, Minster, John (Marilyn) Clune, New Bremen, Richard (Sandy) Clune, Celina, Kay (Roger) Hoying, Fort Loramie, Ed Clune, Maria Stein, Randy Clune (Mary Westgerdes), Chickasaw, and Deb (Charles) Riethman, Maria Stein.
He was preceded in death by a great-grandchild; brothers-in-law, Joe Gehret, Lavern Clune and Paul Timmerman; and a sister-in-law, Kathy Clune.
He was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church, St. Rose, the Men's Sodality of the church, the Maria Stein American Legion and sexton at St. Rose Cemetery. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and a retired farmer, seed salesman and bus driver at Marion Local Schools.
Mass of Christian Burial is 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Rose Catholic Church, the Rev. Gene Schnipke celebrant.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Thursday and 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hogenkamp Funeral Home, Minster. Burial with full military honors will take place in St. Rose Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Mercer County Cancer Association and State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences may be made at www.hogenkampfh.com.
Additional obituaries on this date
Robert M. Leisure, 80, Celina, died Dec. 22, 2012, at his home.
He was born April 29, 1932, in Elwood, Ind., to the late John and Beulah Leisure. [More]
Rita J. Evers, 88, Tipp City, died Jan. 4, 2013, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. [More]
Donald B. Elston, 80, Celina, died Jan. 4, 2013, at Celina Manor Nursing Home.
No services are planned. [More]
Natalia "Dee Dee" Barnhart Osterholt, 90, formerly of Philothea and most recently of Coldwater, Mich., passed away peacefully on Jan. 5, 2013. [More]
Clarence B. Tuente, 84, Maria Stein, died Jan. 4, 2013, at his home.
He was b [More]
Master Sgt. Luke L. Heitkamp, USAF, 66, of Panama City, Fla., passed away Jan. 2, 2013, at Bay Medical Center following a brief illness. [More]
Nancy J. Niemeyer, 76, New Knoxville, died at 10:35 p.m. Jan. 4, 2013, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Janice E. Schroer, 74, New Bremen, died at 2:55 p.m. Jan. 6, 2013, at Elmwood of New Bremen. [More]
Alfrieda F. Mescher, 89, Minster, died at 8:05 a.m. Jan. 6, 2013, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center. [More]