Clifton Ballard Leininger

1920 - 2016  (95 years)

• Name	Clifton Ballard Leininger
  Nickname	Cliff
  Born	24 Oct 1920	Oakland, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Apr 2016	Dexter, Mower County, Minnesota, USA
  Buried	Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Mower County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I406570	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Frank Anthony Leininger,   b. 20 Feb 1879, Iowa, USA ,   d. 11 Sep 1952  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Lovina Jane Ballard,   b. 11 Jul 1890,   d. 3 Apr 1971  (Age 80 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1914	Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F46324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Dawson,   b. 9 Oct 1923,   d. 2 Sep 1964  (Age 40 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1943	Minnesota, USA
  Children	1. Leininger   2. Leininger   3. Leininger
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F135428	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S315] Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980. Name: Clifton Ballard Leininger Birth Date: 24 Oct 1920 Birth Place: Oakland, Freeborn, Minnesota Father: Frank Mother: Lovina FHL Film Number: 1315840 [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Clifton B. “Cliff” Leininger Birth: 24 Oct 1920 Oakland, Freeborn County, Minnesota, USA Death: 25 Apr 2016 Dexter, Mower County, Minnesota, USA Burial: Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Mower County, Minnesota, USA Memorial #: 162386814 Bio: Clifton B. Leininger, 95, of Dexter, Minnesota passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 at his home.Clifton B. Leininger was born October 24, 1920 in Oakland, Minnesota to Frank Anthony and Lovina Jane (Ballard) Leininger. He was a 1940 graduate from the Elkton High School in Elkton, Minnesota. On June 1, 1943 Cliff was united in marriage to Mary Ellen Dawson in Elk River, Minnesota. After Cliff and Mary Ellen got married, Cliff enlisted into the United States Army on June 15, 1943 and served until December 13, 1945. When Cliff was discharged from the Army he returned home and worked on the family farm and at IBM in quality control until his retirement in 1983. After his retirement Cliff attended Austin VoTech and received a degree in auto body repair, and he also went to oil painting classes in Rochester and Austin. Among repairing cars, creating many oil paintings and designing and building a surveillance system for his farm Cliff had various hobbies. Most of all, Cliff enjoyed fishing at the lake with his family and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was also a member of a support group in Austin for Macular Degeneration.Cliff is survived by his children Sharon (Lee) Wright, Terry (Dee) Leininger and Brian (Cathy) Leininger, seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Lovina, wife Mary Ellen and brother Reno.Memorial services for Clifton Leininger will be held 11AM Saturday May 14, 2016 at the Hindt Funeral Home in Grand Meadow, Minnesota with Pastor Joe Haynes officiating.Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Published in the Austin Daily Herald May 9th 2016. Family Members Parents Frank A. Leininger 1879-1952 Lovina J. Leininger 1890-1971 Spouse Mary Ellen Leininger 1923-1964 Created by: Barbara Lamb (47618326) Added: 9 May 2016 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162386814 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 January 2018), memorial page for Clifton B. “Cliff” Leininger (24 Oct 1920–25 Apr 2016), Find A Grave Memorial no. 162386814, citing Dexter Cemetery, Dexter, Mower County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Barbara Lamb (contributor 47618326) .