Obit: Jost, Leon Robert (1925 - 2000)

Contact: Crystal Wendt

Surnames: Jost, Clasen, Engevold, Bedroske, Kirchmeier, Pribonow, Michlig, Mielke, Nelson, VandeBerg

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Jost, Leon Robert (20 Nov. 1925 – 4 Oct. 2000)

Unity - Leon Robert Jost, 74, Unity, died Oct. 4, 2000, at the Colonial Center in Colby.

Funeral services for Leon will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity with Rev. John Clasen officiating.

Burial, with full military rites, will be in the church cemetery. Grandson will serve as pallbearers, David, Daniel, and Brain Michlig and Michael and Mark Engevold and Lucas Bedroske.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Maurina Funeral Home in Abbotsford and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church.

Leon Jost was born Nov. 20, 1925, in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Mathias and Josephine (nee Kirchmeier) Jost. He moved with his family to the United Sates and graduated from Spencer High School. Leon was drafted during World War II and served his country in the U.S. Army in France. Upon his honorable discharge in September of 1946, he attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Leon and the former Joanne Tennis Pribnow were united in marriage on June 25, 1955. He served as a rural route mail carrier for the Unity Post Office for 30 years. He also was employed as a bookkeeper for the original Johnson’s Garage in Unity. He was the Unity Village Clerk for 10 years and was a member of the Colby VFW and the Unity American Legion. A member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, he served on the church council. Leon was an avid hunter and enjoyed playing cards with family and friends. He was devoted to his family who will mill his wonderful sense of humor.

He will be dearly missed by his three daughters, Denise (Dennis) Engevold of Spencer, Judy (Russell) Bedroske of Dorchester and Jamie (Robert) Michlig of Colby; twin brothers, Boyd (Peggy) Jost of Neenah and Matt Jost of Broken Arrow, Ariz.; three sisters, Marie Mielke, Eva Nelson and Eunice Van de Berg, all of Neenah; son-in-law, Jerold Michlig of Unity; sister-in-law, Trudy Jost of Fond du Lac; 10 grandchildren, David, Daniel and Brian Michlig, Michael and Mark Engevold, Lucas, Pat and Josey Bedroske, Ross and Grahm Michlig; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne, on Oct. 13, 1998; his parents, one daughter; Deborah Michlig on Aug. 6, 2000; and two brothers, Joseph and Jim Jost.

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Leon Robert Jost, 74, Unity, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Colonial Center in Colby.

Funeral services were held Oct. 7 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Unity. The Rev. John Clasen presided. Burial, with full military rites, was in the Church Cemetery. Grandsons served as pallbearers; David, Daniel, and Brian Michlig, and Michael and Mark Engevold, and Lucas Bedroske.

Visitation was at the Maurina Funeral Home in Abbotsford on Oct. 6 from 4-8 p.m., on Saturday at the church from 1 p.m. until service time.

Leon Jost was born Nov. 20, 1925, the son of Mathias and Josephine (Kirchmeier) in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. He moved with his family to the United States and graduated from Spence High School. Leon was drafted during WWII, and served in the U.S. Army in France. Upon his honorable discharge in September of 1946, he attended the UW-Stevens Point.

Leon and the former Joanne Tennis Pribnow were united in marriage on June 25, 1955. He served as a rural route mail carrier for the Unity Post Office for 30 years. He also was employed as a bookkeeper for the original Johnson’s Garage in Unity. He was the Unity village clerk for 10 years and a member of the Colby VFW and the Unity American Legion. A member of Trinity Lutheran Church, he served on the church council. Leon was an avid hunter and enjoyed playing cards with family and friends.

He is survived by three daughters; Denise (Dennis) Engevold, Spencer; Judi (Russell) Bedroske, Dorchester, and Jamie (Robert) Michlig, Colby; twin brothers: Boyd (Peggy) Jost, Neenah and Matt Jost, Broken Arrow, Ariz.; three sisters: Marie Mielke, Eva Nelson and Eunice Van de Berg, all of Neenah; son-in-law Jerold Michlig, Unity; and sister-in-law Trudy Jost, Fond du Lac; ten grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne on Oct. 13, 1998; his parents; one daughter, Deborah Michlig on Aug. 6, 2000, and two brothers, Joseph Jost and Jim Jost.

Maurina Funeral Home of Abbotsford assisted the family with arrangements.

Trinity Lutheran Church at Unity, Wisconsin