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Leo Joseph Drees

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Leo Joseph Drees

Birth
Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Death
25 Dec 2002 (aged 89)
Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Newport, Shelby County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Leo, 89, 25 Park St., Fort Loramie, died at 1:30 a.m., at Wilson Memorial Hospital. He had been ill since August.

He was born to Fred and Margaret (Henke) Drees. On Nov. 26, 1935, he married Florence Chambers and she died Dec. 8, 1936. On April 29, 1941, he married Virginia Gariety and she survives.

Also surviving are a son, Richard (Karen), Versailles; two daughters, Mary Jean (Neal) Pleiman, Osgood, and Rosemarie (Bill) Pierron, Versailles; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are three brothers, two sisters and a grandchild.

He retired as a meat cutter at Busse Meats in Fort Loramie after 53 years of service. He later worked for Al Borchers Sharpening Service in Fort Loramie. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, St. Joseph Mens Society and the Apostleship of Prayer, all of Fort Loramie, the Senior Citizens and the Senior Volunteer Program, both of Sidney. He was a charter member of Walkup Country Club, Fort Loramie.

Funeral Mass at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating.
Leo, 89, 25 Park St., Fort Loramie, died at 1:30 a.m., at Wilson Memorial Hospital. He had been ill since August.

He was born to Fred and Margaret (Henke) Drees. On Nov. 26, 1935, he married Florence Chambers and she died Dec. 8, 1936. On April 29, 1941, he married Virginia Gariety and she survives.

Also surviving are a son, Richard (Karen), Versailles; two daughters, Mary Jean (Neal) Pleiman, Osgood, and Rosemarie (Bill) Pierron, Versailles; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Deceased are three brothers, two sisters and a grandchild.

He retired as a meat cutter at Busse Meats in Fort Loramie after 53 years of service. He later worked for Al Borchers Sharpening Service in Fort Loramie. He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church, St. Joseph Mens Society and the Apostleship of Prayer, all of Fort Loramie, the Senior Citizens and the Senior Volunteer Program, both of Sidney. He was a charter member of Walkup Country Club, Fort Loramie.

Funeral Mass at the church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating.


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  • Created by: Mike Dearbaugh
  • Added: Feb 10, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17888701/leo_joseph-drees: accessed ), memorial page for Leo Joseph Drees (19 Apr 1913–25 Dec 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17888701, citing Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Newport, Shelby County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Mike Dearbaugh (contributor 919).