Memorials › Louise M. Reher Leschinsky
10 May 1916 – 12 Oct 2009
| Birth | 10 May 1916 |
| Death | 12 Oct 2009 |
| Cemetery | Wiegert Cemetery Hall County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | KL on 20 May 2020 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43083038 |
ST. LIBORY - Louise M. Leschinsky, 93, of St. Libory died Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, at the Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island. The Rev. Harvey Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in the Wiegert Cemetery near Grand Island. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul. Mrs. Leschinsky was born May 10, 1916, at Grand Island to Ernest and Anna (Schmale) Reher. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Leschinsky, on Sept. 15, 2008, and a son, Donald Leschinsky. Survivors of the immediate family include a son and daughter-in-law, Jim and Kathy Leschinsky of St. Libory; two daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Dale Ward of St. Paul and Janet and Jerry McNutt of Chula Vista, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Nancy Mader, who was married to Donald Leschinsky. Additional survivors include nine grandchildren, Ron and Steve Ward, Sandy Slobaszewski, Wesley, Kevin and Karen McNutt, Sheila Limpach, Troy Leschinsky, and Michael Leschinsky; 10 great-grandchildren, Ronnie, Randy and Roger Slobaszewski, Riley and Kylee Ward, Austin and Cori McNutt, Dylan and Levi Leschinsky and Mikey and Breanna Leschinsky; stepgreat-grandchildren, Josh and Jason Limpach, stepgrandchildren, Paul Mader, Loretta Stelk and Debbie Jaukin; stepgreat-grandchildren, Chloe and Reba Mader, Austin and Tyler Stelk and Mason and McKinley Jaukin. She was raised on the family farm near Grand Island and attended rural school in Hall County northwest of Grand Island. Louise helped at Reher's Tavern in Grand Island, which was owned by her father. She was united in marriage to Elmer Leschinsky on Feb. 18, 1936, at Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island. Louise was a homemaker. On the farm she enjoyed gardening and canning. She helped her husband with the milking, raising and dressing chickens, and working in the hay and wheat fields. She had done work as a census taker, served on the District 41 School Board for many years and worked with the Senior Ladies Aid. Quilting, embroidery work and baking were Louise's favorite pastimes. She made numerous quilts which she gave to her family and friends. She also enjoyed sewing clothes for dolls and for her children as they grew up. Louise lived in her own home until ill health required her to move to Howard County Community Hospital. She was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church in Grand Island. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a great-granddaughter, Holly; a brother Elmer Reher, and two sisters Irene Krohn and Rose Bosselman. Louise's guestbook may be signed at www.jacobsengreenway.com. Memorials are suggested to Messiah Lutheran Church or to the Howard County Hospital Foundation.
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