1923
Gene
2014
Gene Leininger
May 14, 1923 — December 31, 2014
A Rosary for Gene Francis Leininger will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 10, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sutton, Nebraska. A mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., following the Rosary, Father William Holoubek will officiate. Burial will be held at Sutton Catholic Cemetery.
Gene passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the age of 91.
Gene Francis Leininger was born May 14, 1923 in Clay County, Nebraska to Frederick Daniel and Henrietta Barbara (Lohmeier) Leininger. Following his schooling, Gene enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country during WWII in the Liberation of the Southern Philippines. On September 9, 1947 he married Dona Marie Robare at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sutton, and the couple was blessed with 8 children. Gene enjoyed being outdoors and helping Dona with the vegetable and flower gardens. He was a member of the VFW and liked watching his favorite sports teams and rodeo events in person and on TV.
Those family members that survive include his children, Janet Harden of Lincoln, Nebraska, Jeanette Anderson and husband Wendell of Pryor, Oklahoma, Theresa O’Neill and husband Lloyd(Mick) of Omaha, Nebraska, Jerome Leininger and wife Cherrie of Alpine Meadows, California, Joseph Leininger and wife Gwen of Tahoe City, California, Mary Leininger and Kathy Culshaw of Roswell, New Mexico, John Leininger and wife Kim of Shenandoah, Iowa, James Leininger and wife Becky of Aurora, Nebraska; 19 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; his siblings Lynn (Olive) Leininger of San Francisco, California, Max Leininger of Sutton Nebraska, Alyce Leininger also of Sutton, Nebraska, Joan Rasby of Sutherland Nebraska and Steve Leininger of Sutton, Nebraska. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Henrietta, his wife Dona, brothers Kenneth Leininger and Leo Leininger, sisters Marguerite Rodgers and Jacqueline Ochsner and grandson Daniel.
In lieu of flowers and other condolences please consider making a memorial contribution in Gene’s name to the Claremore Veterans Center Alzheimer’s Division, 3001 W. Blue Starr Drive, Claremore, Oklahoma 74017, or Alzheimer’s Research Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
Gene passed away on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at the age of 91.
Gene Francis Leininger was born May 14, 1923 in Clay County, Nebraska to Frederick Daniel and Henrietta Barbara (Lohmeier) Leininger. Following his schooling, Gene enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country during WWII in the Liberation of the Southern Philippines. On September 9, 1947 he married Dona Marie Robare at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sutton, and the couple was blessed with 8 children. Gene enjoyed being outdoors and helping Dona with the vegetable and flower gardens. He was a member of the VFW and liked watching his favorite sports teams and rodeo events in person and on TV.
Those family members that survive include his children, Janet Harden of Lincoln, Nebraska, Jeanette Anderson and husband Wendell of Pryor, Oklahoma, Theresa O’Neill and husband Lloyd(Mick) of Omaha, Nebraska, Jerome Leininger and wife Cherrie of Alpine Meadows, California, Joseph Leininger and wife Gwen of Tahoe City, California, Mary Leininger and Kathy Culshaw of Roswell, New Mexico, John Leininger and wife Kim of Shenandoah, Iowa, James Leininger and wife Becky of Aurora, Nebraska; 19 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; his siblings Lynn (Olive) Leininger of San Francisco, California, Max Leininger of Sutton Nebraska, Alyce Leininger also of Sutton, Nebraska, Joan Rasby of Sutherland Nebraska and Steve Leininger of Sutton, Nebraska. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Henrietta, his wife Dona, brothers Kenneth Leininger and Leo Leininger, sisters Marguerite Rodgers and Jacqueline Ochsner and grandson Daniel.
In lieu of flowers and other condolences please consider making a memorial contribution in Gene’s name to the Claremore Veterans Center Alzheimer’s Division, 3001 W. Blue Starr Drive, Claremore, Oklahoma 74017, or Alzheimer’s Research Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, Illinois 60601.
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