Josephine A. "Joann" Leytem (Schneider)
August 3, 1929 — July 15, 2013
Josephine “JoAnn” Leytem, 83, of Marion, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Monticello. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. The family will greet friends from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 18, 2013, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her son, Steve (Donna) Leytem of Monticello; daughter, Lori Leytem of Springfield, IL; two grandchildren, Stephanie and Matthew Leytem of Monticello; and great-granddaughter, Kaelynn Marie. Also surviving is her extended family, Linda and her daughter, Haley; Karen, Stan, Kelly, and their spouses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence “Larry”; her parents; and her brother, Emil.
JoAnn was born August 3, 1929, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Ben and Anna (Carr) Schneider. She married Lawrence “Larry” Leytem on February 18, 1947, in Monticello. JoAnn worked as an LPN at John McDonald Hospital in Monticello, and went on to work for Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, and Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be missed by all.
Memorials may be directed to Miracles in Motion at: P.O. Box 14, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52406,; Camp Courageous of Iowa at: P.O. Box 418, Monticello, Iowa, 52310; or Hospice of Mercy at: 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa, 52233.
Survivors include her son, Steve (Donna) Leytem of Monticello; daughter, Lori Leytem of Springfield, IL; two grandchildren, Stephanie and Matthew Leytem of Monticello; and great-granddaughter, Kaelynn Marie. Also surviving is her extended family, Linda and her daughter, Haley; Karen, Stan, Kelly, and their spouses.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence “Larry”; her parents; and her brother, Emil.
JoAnn was born August 3, 1929, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Ben and Anna (Carr) Schneider. She married Lawrence “Larry” Leytem on February 18, 1947, in Monticello. JoAnn worked as an LPN at John McDonald Hospital in Monticello, and went on to work for Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids, and Willow Gardens Care Center in Marion. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be missed by all.
Memorials may be directed to Miracles in Motion at: P.O. Box 14, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52406,; Camp Courageous of Iowa at: P.O. Box 418, Monticello, Iowa, 52310; or Hospice of Mercy at: 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa, 52233.
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