Leon E. Albers, age 87, of Germantown, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Cedarhurst of Breese.
He was born April 13, 1935 in Germantown, a son of the late Virgil and Emelia, nee Winter, Albers.
Leon was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner/operator of Albers Construction in Germantown, retiring in 2003. Leon was very proud of the fact that he built every one of his children's houses. Even though Leon was a very skilled carpenter, his true passion was farming. His hobbies included playing golf, taking drives to look at the land, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals, attending opening day games for many years. Above all, Leon loved spending time with his wife, children, and all of his grandchildren.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown, Germantown American Legion Post 325, Breese Knights of Columbus Council 2869, Carpenters Local 662-Freeburg, Germantown Businessmen and Professional Association, Clinton County Home Builders Association, volunteered as the stand chairman of the St. Boniface Church picnic and Germantown Spassfest, and was a former member of the Clinton County Zoning Board.
In addition to his parents, Leon was preceded in death by a grandson, Scott J. Albers; great-granddaughter, Penelope Fehr; son-in-law David Juszczyk; brothers, James "Jimmy" Albers, Jerome "Muscles" (Emmy) Albers, Cy Albers, and David Albers; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary, nee Duing, and Aloys Timmermann, Sr.; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Elvera (Louie) Grapperhaus, Dorothy "Dot" Timmermann, Bernice (Paul) Von Bokel, Stanley Timmermann, Frank Usselmann, Aloys "Ollie" Timmermann, Anna Jean Timmermann, Robert "Bob" Timmermann, and Jeanette Kohrs.
Interment will follow at St. Boniface Cemetery with full military honors accorded.
He was born April 13, 1935 in Germantown, a son of the late Virgil and Emelia, nee Winter, Albers.
Leon was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner/operator of Albers Construction in Germantown, retiring in 2003. Leon was very proud of the fact that he built every one of his children's houses. Even though Leon was a very skilled carpenter, his true passion was farming. His hobbies included playing golf, taking drives to look at the land, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals, attending opening day games for many years. Above all, Leon loved spending time with his wife, children, and all of his grandchildren.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown, Germantown American Legion Post 325, Breese Knights of Columbus Council 2869, Carpenters Local 662-Freeburg, Germantown Businessmen and Professional Association, Clinton County Home Builders Association, volunteered as the stand chairman of the St. Boniface Church picnic and Germantown Spassfest, and was a former member of the Clinton County Zoning Board.
In addition to his parents, Leon was preceded in death by a grandson, Scott J. Albers; great-granddaughter, Penelope Fehr; son-in-law David Juszczyk; brothers, James "Jimmy" Albers, Jerome "Muscles" (Emmy) Albers, Cy Albers, and David Albers; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary, nee Duing, and Aloys Timmermann, Sr.; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Elvera (Louie) Grapperhaus, Dorothy "Dot" Timmermann, Bernice (Paul) Von Bokel, Stanley Timmermann, Frank Usselmann, Aloys "Ollie" Timmermann, Anna Jean Timmermann, Robert "Bob" Timmermann, and Jeanette Kohrs.
Interment will follow at St. Boniface Cemetery with full military honors accorded.
Leon E. Albers, age 87, of Germantown, passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Cedarhurst of Breese.
He was born April 13, 1935 in Germantown, a son of the late Virgil and Emelia, nee Winter, Albers.
Leon was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner/operator of Albers Construction in Germantown, retiring in 2003. Leon was very proud of the fact that he built every one of his children's houses. Even though Leon was a very skilled carpenter, his true passion was farming. His hobbies included playing golf, taking drives to look at the land, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals, attending opening day games for many years. Above all, Leon loved spending time with his wife, children, and all of his grandchildren.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown, Germantown American Legion Post 325, Breese Knights of Columbus Council 2869, Carpenters Local 662-Freeburg, Germantown Businessmen and Professional Association, Clinton County Home Builders Association, volunteered as the stand chairman of the St. Boniface Church picnic and Germantown Spassfest, and was a former member of the Clinton County Zoning Board.
In addition to his parents, Leon was preceded in death by a grandson, Scott J. Albers; great-granddaughter, Penelope Fehr; son-in-law David Juszczyk; brothers, James "Jimmy" Albers, Jerome "Muscles" (Emmy) Albers, Cy Albers, and David Albers; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary, nee Duing, and Aloys Timmermann, Sr.; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Elvera (Louie) Grapperhaus, Dorothy "Dot" Timmermann, Bernice (Paul) Von Bokel, Stanley Timmermann, Frank Usselmann, Aloys "Ollie" Timmermann, Anna Jean Timmermann, Robert "Bob" Timmermann, and Jeanette Kohrs.
Interment will follow at St. Boniface Cemetery with full military honors accorded.
He was born April 13, 1935 in Germantown, a son of the late Virgil and Emelia, nee Winter, Albers.
Leon was a veteran of the United States Army and was the owner/operator of Albers Construction in Germantown, retiring in 2003. Leon was very proud of the fact that he built every one of his children's houses. Even though Leon was a very skilled carpenter, his true passion was farming. His hobbies included playing golf, taking drives to look at the land, and watching the St. Louis Cardinals, attending opening day games for many years. Above all, Leon loved spending time with his wife, children, and all of his grandchildren.
He was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Germantown, Germantown American Legion Post 325, Breese Knights of Columbus Council 2869, Carpenters Local 662-Freeburg, Germantown Businessmen and Professional Association, Clinton County Home Builders Association, volunteered as the stand chairman of the St. Boniface Church picnic and Germantown Spassfest, and was a former member of the Clinton County Zoning Board.
In addition to his parents, Leon was preceded in death by a grandson, Scott J. Albers; great-granddaughter, Penelope Fehr; son-in-law David Juszczyk; brothers, James "Jimmy" Albers, Jerome "Muscles" (Emmy) Albers, Cy Albers, and David Albers; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Mary, nee Duing, and Aloys Timmermann, Sr.; and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Elvera (Louie) Grapperhaus, Dorothy "Dot" Timmermann, Bernice (Paul) Von Bokel, Stanley Timmermann, Frank Usselmann, Aloys "Ollie" Timmermann, Anna Jean Timmermann, Robert "Bob" Timmermann, and Jeanette Kohrs.
Interment will follow at St. Boniface Cemetery with full military honors accorded.
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