Glen A. Leerhoff, 93, of Mendon died at 6:22 a.m. Jan. 26, 2021, at Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
He was born March 16, 1927, in Golden, a son of Ehme and Katherine Heinecke Leerhoff. He married Hildegarde Schuster on April 27, 1946. She survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Susan Kay (and John) Chenoweth of Table Grove and JoAnn Cannell (and Dan Peters) of Quincy; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Martin, Emery and Elmer Leerhoff; and three sisters, Pauline Bruns, Anita Lubben and Sylvina Behrens.
He grew up on the farm in the Golden area and moved to Quincy in the early 1950s. He worked at a number of jobs before starting at Oennings Glass Company in 1952. He worked there for 40 years until his retirement in 1992.
He bowled in a league for many years. He and his family belonged to and were active at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Quincy and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Coatsburg. The last few years he attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Golden.
In 1962, he and his wife bought a farm south of Big Neck and moved there several years later. In addition to working at Oennings, he raised feeder pigs, had a small herd of black Angus, and over the years took over the farming as well.
Funeral services were held Friday at the Lummis Hamilton Funeral Home in Camp Point. Burial was at Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Golden.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church in Golden or the charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences may be sent to www.hamiltonfuneralhomes.net.
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