Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Leroy .J. Schumm July 23, 1924 to November 20, 2011

Lawrence  resident Leroy J. Schumm, 87, died Sunday November 20th at Blue Hill Care Center in Blue Hill.
Rosary is 10 a.m. and Mass is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 23rd at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lawrnce with Father Loras Grell officiating.  Burial is at Blue Hill Cemetery in Blue Hill.  Visitation is until 8 p.m. today at Merten-Butler Mortuary in Blue Hill, and one hour prior to services at the church Wednesday.
Memorials can be directed to Mary Lanning Hospice.
Leroy was born on July 23, 1924, to William and Adeline (Himmelberg) Schumm in rural Webster County.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Stephens Catholic Church, Lawrence Nebraska.  LeRoy attended St. Stephens Parochial School and other Webster County public schools. 
He married Jeanne Brower on July 31, 1961, at Grand Island, Nebraska.
They made their home in rural Webster County.  Farming was Leroy's first love that he followed until health problems forced him to retire.
He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Lawrence, Nebraska and the Eagles in Hastings, Nebraska.
He is survived by his wife, Jeanne, Lawrence, Nebraska; two stepsons, Allan and Daryl Fiscus, Moline, Illinois; four sisters, Alvira Kathman, Lawrence, Nebraska, Lorene Klein and Josephine (Francis) Mangers, Roseland, Nebraska, Betty (Wayne) Classen, Glenvil, Nebraska; one brother, Gilbert (Sharon) Schumm, Hastings, Nebraska; may nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by  his parents, three sisters, Marth Karmazin, Edna Hany and Eileen Wescoat; four brothers, William Jr., Sylvester, Leonard, and an infant brother.

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