Obituary: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Peter LECKNER

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Daily Northwestern December 31, 1927 p.3

Is Called By Death

Peter Leckner Passes Away at His Home on Witzel Avenue-- Funeral to be
Tuesday.

Peter Leckner, 74 years old, died this morning at 12:30 o'clock at his
home, 1655 Witzel avenue.  He was born June 29, 1853, in Austria.  Mr.
Leckner is survived by the wife; six daughters, Mrs. Rose Priske, of
Clintonville, Mrs. Herbert Ney, of Appleton, Miss Anna Leckner, of
Milwaukee, and the Misses Maria, Caroline and Virginia Leckner, of Oshkosh;
and two sons, Peter and Joseph Leckner of Oshkosh.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at the Sacred
Heart church.  Rev. M.J. Schmitz will be the officiating clergyman.
Interment will be at the Sacred Heart cemetery.  Thos wishing to view the
remains may do so at the funeral home of Poklasny Brothers, Sunday, and
until the time of the service.


January 3, 1928 p. 4

Leckner- The funeral of Peter Leckner was held this morning at 9 o'clock
from the Sacred Heart church.  Rev. M.J. Schmitz was the officiating
clergyman.  A short prayer service was held at the south side funeral home
of Poklasny Brothers.  The pallbearers were Matt Ebersberger, Frank
Fischer, John Fischer, Ray Ader, William Roble and Rudolph Gams.  Interment
was in the Sacred Heart cemetery.