Obituary of Magnus LEISNER, Madison County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Terry Leisner Obituary of Magnus Leisner, Madison County, IL ************************************************************************************ MAGNUS LEISNER Magnus "Weasel" Leisner, 71, of Granite City, died at 3:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 8, 1999, at St. John Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 15, 1928, in Randolph. Mr. Leisner was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II and worked for Anheuser-Busch as a dock worker, retiring in 1987. He was a member of Madison County Police Association, Eagles Aerie 1063 in Granite City and was a life member of VFW Post 1300. He is survived by his wife, Shirley Ann (Heiser "Hueser") Leisner, whom he married on Dec. 18, 1954. Other survivors include two sons, Michael Leisner and Douglas Leisner, both of Granite City; two daughters, Cathy Besserman of Granite City and Teresa Maus of Waterloo; four brothers, Walter Leisner of Sterling. Robert Leisner of Sullivan, Ivan Leisner of Weldon and Eugene Leisner of Atwood; two sisters, Darlesia Leisner and Clara Dunn, both of Champaign; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today, Sunday, at Irwin Chapel in Granite City, with the Rev. Kevin Petterson officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery in Granite City. Memorial may be made to the VFW National Home for Children, Eaton Rapids, Mich. ********************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Terry Leisner