Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Mesecar, Leon Bert March 8, 2011
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Hastings Reminder - March 12, 2011


WOODLAND, MI –Leon Bert Mesecar of Woodland, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2011 
after a brief illness.

He was born July 19, 1917 in Campbell Township, Ionia County, son of Bert and 
Mildred (Hess) Mesecar.

Leon worked for Gibson’s in Greenville, until his retirement in 1980, but his 
greatest passion was for farming and especially his garden, growing an abundant 
amount of produce only to give the greatest share away to family and friends.

On December 29, 1944 he married Leta (Landon) Mesecar who preceded him in death 
in 2009, they were married 64 years.

Leon served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945serving as a member of a rifle 
squad in combat in Tunisia, served in the campaigns at Algeria and French 
Morocco he also did a variety of police work in and around Oran Africa helping 
to enforce military laws and regulations. He also guarded prisoners of war. 

Leon is survived by five children, Dean (Misty) Mesecar, Gregg (April) Mesecar, 
Gale Mesecar and two daughters Debra (Mark) Hampel and Dawn Overbeck; 11 
grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; sisters, Leona (Donald) Thompson, Martha 
(Burdette) Timm, Madeline (Edward) Pierce and Wilma (James) Sheehan. 

Leon was preceded in death by his parents, Bert and Mildred (Hess) Mesecar; 
brothers, Sheldon, Bruce, Merton, Elwood and Bert Jr.’ sisters Margaret Dye and 
Estella Kauffman.

Visitation will be held on March 13, 2011 from 6-8 p.m. at Lauer Family Funeral 
Home – Wren Chapel 1401 N. Broadway in Hastings with Leon’s family and friends 
celebrating his life on March 14, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Funeral Home with 
Pastor Dan Currie officiating.

Please share a memory with Leon’s family at www.lauerfh.com.



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