Joseph M LeRoy

Birth date: Jun 16, 1946 Death date: Apr 20, 2023

Joseph M. LeRoy of Trinity, Florida passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, April 20, 2023. He was born in Leavenworth, Kansas on June 16, 1946, the son of Joe and Sylvia LeRoy. Joe graduated i Read Obituary

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Barbara Courter

129w ago

“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguishes one man from another.”
Ernest Hemingway

January 1965 is my earliest memory I have of Joe. It was on my 5th birthday and Joe and Kathy gave me a horse statue. I named the horse Trigger. It meant a lot to me then and it still does to this day.
Joe always had a great deal of influence on my life, if he knew it or not I will never know. Joe and his grandmother were my sponsors at my Baptism at Sacred Heart Church. There was never a dull moment growing up around Nancy, Diane, Little Joe and Scott and Joe and Kathy always worked hard to provide a good home for them.

But time moves on and life moves on. A few years ago I received a package from Joe and Kathy for my birthday. It was a beautiful platter with a horse and barn. I will always treasure it.

Several years ago, Joe and Kathy came to Leavenworth. While visiting my brother and me at our old family home on Klemp Street, Joe took Ripley for a walk up to Hawthorn Park. Joe was always known for doing the unexpected which is exactly what he did that day. He had been gone for about an hour and when he returned we found out why. Instead of going up to the park, he walked down to their old house on Ohio Street. He said he knocked on the door and a lady answered. He told her that he used to live there and would like to see the inside of the house. She let him and Ripley in and he walked through the entire house.

I couldn’t believe it. Joe had convinced a complete stranger to let him and his dog into their home and on top of that she let them walk all through her house. Only Joe could accomplish something like that.

Joe always had a boyish way about him. He was always quick with a joke or comment. I will surely miss him.

Barbie, Randy and Alex Courter

Mark Zigarevich

129w ago

From one of my visits to the house. Eternal memory Joe.

Krista Spooner

129w ago

in honor of Joseph.

Aunt Kathy & cousins,
Very sorry to hear of Uncle Joes passing! Please find comfort in the Lord, knowing he is somewhere amazing now and at peace. I pray that in the days, weeks, and months ahead, you each find some peace and joy knowing this is not the end, and we all see our loved ones again by the grace of God.
Love and miss you all!
Krista “Bradley” Spooner & Family

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Bill & Linda, George & Melissa Marion & Cheryl & Bob Jackson

129w ago

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Janet Gleichman

129w ago

There are few words that can ease your pain and losing someone so close is hard. Rich and I send our condolences to your family and are sending healing prayers and comfort your way.
With love, Rich and Janet Gleichman

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129w ago

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129w ago

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Nancy

129w ago

Mom and Dad returned to Kansas for a visit several years ago. Many of us had lunch at Manny’s. Dad hassled our good natured server. He would ask if the tamales were freshly hand rolled and the server assured him that they were. Finally, when it was time for the check, he told the server he had teeny tiny money and needed a teeny tiny check. The server folded and folded the long check into a teeny tiny check and we all laughed. Even dad got a chuckle.

Gary Bradley

129w ago

June 1963
With the 4th of July fast approaching Bobby, my older brother, and I would be saving as much money as we could for fireworks. We would always scan the newspaper to see which fireworks stand had the best bang for the buck. Joe was our resident expert on fireworks. He was the one who introduced us to all the illegal ones, Cherry Bombs, M-80’s and Bulldogs. He would always be telling us about them. Up to that time, we had heard of them, but never really seen what they could do. We would always ask him, “What’s the difference between a Cherry Bomb and an M-80?” “Which is more powerful a Bulldog or an M-80?”
It was one afternoon, in the middle of June, that Joe pulled up at our house in his IMAC green 1950 Plymouth, he had with him an assortment of bombs, (1) Cherry Bomb, (1) M-80 and (1) Bulldog and planned to show us the difference between the three.
The Cherry Bomb was first. He lit it and threw it out in the street. When it went off it was loud and you could feel the shock wave from the explosion. The Bulldog was next. He lit it and threw in about the same place with the same results, very impressive. Finally there was the M-80, he lit it and threw it into the street, but it bounced up into the neighbor’s yard and exploded. Fortunately they weren’t home at the time. It proved to be the best one yet and it when it exploded it left a crater about the size of a soft ball in the neighbor’s yard. We liked it the best.
That’s when Kathy came out and gave Joe hell for blowing up the neighborhood. At the same time, Mom came out and told us to get in the car that we were leaving. She knew what was coming. Fortunately nobody got hurt and nobody got into real trouble, except Joe, and all he got was a lecture from Kathy.
I remember it like it was yesterday. The day we got to see what an M-80, a Cherry Bomb and a Bulldog looked like and as expected, we also got to see what the new Leavenworth police cars looked like.
Joe was always fun to be around, never a dull moment.
I will miss you, Joe.
Gary

Sandra G. Brown

129w ago

My girls and I thank God for allowing us to know Joe LeRoy, whom I met in 1998 through his co-driver and friend, The late Larry D. Brown. Joe was very special to our family he had a wonderful smile, was a beautiful person inside and out, and loved his family. It saddened us when we heard of his passing. Your family will be in our prayers and Joe will forever be in our hearts. Love, S. G. Brown, Regina, Heather, Stephanie and Sylina.

Barbara Courter

129w ago

But time moves on and life moves on. A few years ago I received a package from Joe and Kathy for my birthday. It was a beautiful platter with a horse and barn. I will always treasure it.

Joe always had a boyish way about him. He was always quick with a joke or comment. I will surely miss him.

Barbie, Randy and Alex Courter

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