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Denis John Leise

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Denis John Leise

Birth
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Death
16 Jan 2010 (aged 62)
Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota, USA
Burial
Bow Valley, Cedar County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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Yankton Press & Dakotan, January 18, 2010

BOW VALLEY, Neb. — Denis John Leise, 62 of Bow Valley, Nebraska, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday January 19, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family (Sts. Peter & Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley, NE with the Rev. Eric Olson officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in Bow Valley.

Visitation will be on Monday, at church in Bow Valley from 4-8:00 p.m. with a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Tuesday one hour prior to services. Wintz Funeral Home of Hartington is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers will be Kurt Johnson, Travis Whien, Todd Thoene, Scott Lammers, Jeff Thoene, Cody Thoene, Keith Thoene, Jody Koch, John Lucas, Nathan Leise, Justin Dickes, and Craig Jackson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Friends and colleagues of One Stop Career Center and IAWP.

Denis John Leise was born on March 28, 1947 in Yankton, SD to Al and MaryAnn (Reifenrath) Leise. He grew up in Hartington and graduated from Cedar Catholic High School in 1966. He was a graduate of Wayne State College in Wayne, NE and received his Masters Degree in Education there in 1979. Denis married Karen Thoene on April 22, 1968 in Bow Valley. He began teaching at Atkinson West Holt and then taught and became Principal of East Catholic Elementary School in Bow Valley. His career in education spanned over 20 years. He worked for One Stop Career Center in Yankton for the next 25 years in which he later became manager at the Vermillion office.

Denis was a member of Holy Family (Sts. Peter & Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley. He was a member of the IAWP (International Association of Workforce Personnel) for which he was the South East President, the State President and an international delegate; Tri-County Sportsman's Association, NRA, he loved all sports, hiking, golfing and doing things with his family and grandchildren.

Denis is survived by his wife, Karen of Bow Valley; 4 children and their spouses, Tammy and Tom Carson of South Sioux City, NE and their children Michael and Rose; Tim Leise of Bow Valley and his children Daniel and Ana; Tony and Chrissy Leise of Valparaiso, NE and their children Madi & Carter; Tiff and Curt Becker of Dodge, NE and their daughter Peyten; 4 brothers and spouses, Cyril and Marcia Leise of Ralston, NE; Virgil and Sue Leise of Kearney, NE; Regis and Sherry Leise of Hartington; Tim and Doreen Leise of Hartington.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Dan Leise.
Yankton Press & Dakotan, January 18, 2010

BOW VALLEY, Neb. — Denis John Leise, 62 of Bow Valley, Nebraska, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD.

Mass of Christian Burial will be on Tuesday January 19, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family (Sts. Peter & Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley, NE with the Rev. Eric Olson officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery in Bow Valley.

Visitation will be on Monday, at church in Bow Valley from 4-8:00 p.m. with a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue on Tuesday one hour prior to services. Wintz Funeral Home of Hartington is in charge of arrangements.

Pallbearers will be Kurt Johnson, Travis Whien, Todd Thoene, Scott Lammers, Jeff Thoene, Cody Thoene, Keith Thoene, Jody Koch, John Lucas, Nathan Leise, Justin Dickes, and Craig Jackson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Friends and colleagues of One Stop Career Center and IAWP.

Denis John Leise was born on March 28, 1947 in Yankton, SD to Al and MaryAnn (Reifenrath) Leise. He grew up in Hartington and graduated from Cedar Catholic High School in 1966. He was a graduate of Wayne State College in Wayne, NE and received his Masters Degree in Education there in 1979. Denis married Karen Thoene on April 22, 1968 in Bow Valley. He began teaching at Atkinson West Holt and then taught and became Principal of East Catholic Elementary School in Bow Valley. His career in education spanned over 20 years. He worked for One Stop Career Center in Yankton for the next 25 years in which he later became manager at the Vermillion office.

Denis was a member of Holy Family (Sts. Peter & Paul) Catholic Church in Bow Valley. He was a member of the IAWP (International Association of Workforce Personnel) for which he was the South East President, the State President and an international delegate; Tri-County Sportsman's Association, NRA, he loved all sports, hiking, golfing and doing things with his family and grandchildren.

Denis is survived by his wife, Karen of Bow Valley; 4 children and their spouses, Tammy and Tom Carson of South Sioux City, NE and their children Michael and Rose; Tim Leise of Bow Valley and his children Daniel and Ana; Tony and Chrissy Leise of Valparaiso, NE and their children Madi & Carter; Tiff and Curt Becker of Dodge, NE and their daughter Peyten; 4 brothers and spouses, Cyril and Marcia Leise of Ralston, NE; Virgil and Sue Leise of Kearney, NE; Regis and Sherry Leise of Hartington; Tim and Doreen Leise of Hartington.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Dan Leise.


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