Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Leonard, Steven Robert March 2, 2019
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Lakewood News-March 9, 2019

STEVEN ROBERT LEONARD
Lake Odessa, MI - Steven Robert Leonard, age 73, of Lake Odessa passed away 
surrounded by his loving family at his home on March 2, 2019 after a 
courageous year long battle with cancer.

Steve was born on May 17, 1945 in Lansing, to Don and Dorothy (Harrison) 
Leonard. He grew up in the Dansville/Mason area before proudly serving int he 
U.S. Army doing two terms in Vietnam from March 1963 until March 1966. Steve 
then worked in Lansing in 1966 when he met and married Susan Dietrich. They 
then resided in St. Johns. In 1977 Steve moved the family to a dairy farm 
west of lake Odessa where he raised five children.

After retiring from dairy farming with his son in 2015 he spent hi time 
volunteering at Manna's Market and Kilpatrick UB Church, working on restoring 
his antique John Deere tractors and researching his genealogy. He loved 
traveling with his wife and spending time with his grandchildren.

He will be greatly missed by his wife of 52 years, Susan; children, Ron 
(Yvonne) Leonard, Donna Leonard, Stephanie (Darren) Faught-Bosworth, Gary 
(Hollie) Leonard; daughter-in-law, Teresa Leonard; grandchildren, Alissa 
(Mando) Leonard, Artavia Holly Leonard, Heide (Kaleb) Makley, Aaron Leonard, 
Robert (M'Kyleigh) Leonard, Rebecca Leonard, Steven Adkins, Andrew Adkins, 
Cassandra Adkins, Jackson Faught, Suzanne Faught, Kaleb, Barak, Jesse, Emma 
and Clara Leonard; sister, Teri Leonard; sisters-in-law Mary Jo and Sally 
Leonard.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy and Don, son Joseph 
Leonard, Brothers, Richard and James Leonard, Stepmother, Joyce Leonard.

Funeral services were held at the Kilpatrick United Brethren church, 
Woodland, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Burial took place privately at 
Lakeside Cemetery.

Memorials in Steve's name can be made to Manna's Market or Spectrum Home 
Health Hospice.

Arrangement made by Koops Funeral Chapel in lake Odessa.




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