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Leo Franklin Meinhart
Birth: 6 Apr 1899 Jasper County, Illinois, USA
Death: 30 Apr 1965 (aged 66) Illinois, USA
Burial: Saint Joseph Cemetery, Island Grove, Jasper County, Illinois, USA
Memorial #: 82225979
Bio: The Newton Press:Leo Franklin Meinhart, 66, of Island Grove community, died at 1:55 am Fri, 30 Apr 1965, enroute to St. Anthony Memorial Hosp. in Effingham. He was ill only a short time.Funeral services were held at 9:30 am today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Island Grove with Rev. Fr. Carl Schmidt officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with the Flagg service in charge.Mr. Meinhart was born 6 Apr 1899 in Jasper Co., son of Michael and Mary (Trapp) Meinhart.He married Margaret Elizabeth Garwood on 20 Sep 1923, and she survives.Mr. Meinhart was a prominent member of the Island Grove community, where he engaged in farming and was a dealer in seed corn. He also had served as tax assessor. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church and its Men's Social.For several years Mr. Meinhart was a faithful worker in Red Cross fund drives.Surviving, besides his wife, are three sons, Harold of Dieterich, and Donald and Franklin, both of Island Grove; three daughters, Mrs. Lucille Grimm and Mrs. Betty Kennedy both of Tuscola, and Mrs. Bernice Bolander of Newton; 68 grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrrs. Anna Emmerich of Wheeler and Mrs. Carrie Meinhart of Mattoon.A sister, Katherine Whitmaker, preceded him in death.
Family Members
Parents
Michael Meinhart 1842-1929
Mary Trapp Meinhart 1862-1900
Spouse
Margaret Elizabeth Garwood Meinhart 1902-1989
Siblings
Magdalena Meinhart 1891-1891
Anna R Meinhart Emmerich 1892-1993
Katherine Meinhart Hutmacher 1895-1959
Half Siblings
Caroline Meinhart Meinhart 1888-1984
Children
Harold Michael Meinhart 1924-2015
Lucille Catherine Meinhart Grimm 1926-1998
Donald Joseph Meinhart 1927-2018
Franklin Delbert Meinhart 1934-1996
Created by: TonyM (47191619)
Added: 21 Dec 2011
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82225979/leo-franklin-meinhart
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 September 2020), memorial page for Leo Franklin Meinhart (6 Apr 1899?30 Apr 1965), Find a Grave Memorial no. 82225979, citing Saint Joseph Cemetery, Island Grove, Jasper County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by TonyM (contributor 47191619) .
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