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William J Leihardt

29 Oct 1899 – 19 Feb 1978

Birth29 Oct 1899
Death19 Feb 1978
CemeteryMoravia Ascension Cemetery
Moravia , Lavaca County , Texas , USA
Added byD. E. Beeson on 06 Jul 2011
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53136228

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The Weimar Mercury, March 2, 1978 Wm. Leihardt Service Held Here Feb. 20 Funeral services for William J. Leihardt, 78, of Weimar, were held Monday, Feb. 20 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, with burial in the Moravia Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Leihardt, who had retired a number of years ago as a salesman for Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., died at 12:20 a.m. Feb. 19 in Youens Hospital. Concelebrants for the funeral mass were Father Charles Carolan of St. Michael’s, Weimar; Father Benton Thurmond of St. John; and nephews of the deceased, officiating, Father Wm. Halata of Hostyn and Fathers George and James Olsovsky of Hitchcock and Houston. Serving as pallbearers were grandsons Tim Leihardt, Patrick Gallo, Albert Gallo and Jimmy Morrow, and nephews James H. Janak and William Neiser. Altar boys were Carl Leihardt, a grandson, Paul Rerich, Billy Adamcik and Robert Fischer. Mr. Leihardt was born Oct. 29, 1899, at Moravia, Texas, a son of Ludwig and Frances (Gaidusek) Leihardt. He married Jane Olsovsky there on April 24, 1922. They moved to Weimar and had lived here since. His wife survives, along with two sons, Rufus and Marvin; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Gallo of Austin and Mrs. Veronica Morrow of Nederland; 14 grandchildren, Tim, Janice, Anita, Cindy, Diane, Lisa and Carl Leihardt, Albert, Pat and Janie Gallo, Janie, Jimmy, Mary Jo and Joe Morrow; one brother, Jerry Leihardt of Moravia; and three sisters, Frances Leihardt of Moravia, Mary Mayer of San Antonio, and Josephine Vrana of El Campo. A brother, Ludwig Leihardt Jr., preceded him in death. He was a member of St. Michael’s Church, the KJT, and the Knights of Columbus.

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