George Bernard Lecher

1918 - 2005  (86 years)

• Name	George Bernard Lecher
  Nickname	Barney
  Born	27 Mar 1918	Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 2005	Tuscola Health Care Center, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Buried	Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I183125	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	George Lecher,   b. 2 Dec 1885, Illinois, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1937, Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois, USA  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Rosie Mary Grostephan,   b. 18 Sep 1879, Illinois, USA ,   d. 16 Dec 1925, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA  (Age 46 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1908	Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F70578	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Magdalena Alice Kleiss,   b. 10 Feb 1918, Champaign County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 30 Oct 2007, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1942	Champaign County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. David Lecher   2. Barbara Lecher   3. Philip Ray Lecher,   b. 31 May 1953, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 8 Jul 1962, Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois, USA  (Age 9 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F70584	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: G. Bernard Lecher Last Residence: 61953 Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois Born: 27 Mar 1918 Died: 3 Mar 2005 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951) [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). George Barnard 'Barney' Lecher Birth: Mar. 27, 1918 Pesotum Champaign County Illinois, USA Death: Mar. 3, 2005 Tuscola Douglas County Illinois, USA "Barney" lived to be 86, dying in Tuscola Health Care Center; the son of George and Rosa M. Grostephon Lecher. He was a farmer and retired from USI Chemical Co., Tuscola, where he worked as a laborer. He also was a handyman. He was a member of Forty Martyrs Catholic Church and a charter member of the Knights of Columbus. He married Mary Magdalena Kleiss on Jan. 27, 1942, in Pesotum and had 3 children. Surviving are his wife; son, David; daughter, Barbara, 4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Philip Ray Lecher; brother, Pete Lecher; infant sister, Bernadatte Lecher; and sister, Edna Mae Nofftz. Family links: Parents: George Lecher (1885 - 1937) Rosa Mary Grostephan Lecher (1879 - 1925) Spouse: Mary Magdalena Kleiss Lecher (1918 - 2007) Children: Phillip Ray Lecher (1953 - 1962)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Tuscola Township Cemetery Tuscola Douglas County Illinois, USA Created by: J Vogel Record added: May 15, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 37135422 [S624] Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934. Name: George Lecher Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 1908 Event Place: Champaign, Illinois Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: 1885 Father: Peter Lecher Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Elizabeth Schaefer Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Rosa Mary Grostephan Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: 1880 Spouse's Father: Michael Grostephan Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Mary Lun Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 1032310 Digital Folder Number: 004539338 Image Number: 00441