Obit: Leonhard, Marcella (1929 - 1951)

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Source - Anna Johnson's Scrapbook

Marcella Leonhard (26 February 1929 - 1951)

Miss Marcella Marie Leonhard, 22, daughter of Fred W. Leonhard, Marshfield, formerly of the Town of Holton, died at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield about 11 p.m. Monday of a heart ailment she suffered for some time.

Funeral services have been set for 9 a.m. tomorrow (Friday), and will be held from Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic church, Marshfield, with interment in the family lot in Hillside cemetery, there. A rosary service will be held at the Rembs Funeral home where the deceased reposes, at 9 p.m. today (Thursday).

Miss Leonhard was born in the Town of Holton, Feb. 26, 1929, and was reared in this community, attending local schools. She led the 1947 graduating class of Dorchester high school as valedictorian, and later attended business school in Eau Claire. The family moved to Marshfield at about the time of her graduation, and she was employed with a firm there until last July when she retired because of the condition of her health.

Survivors include her father, and a brother Paul, 20, both of Marshfield. Her mother died Feb. 6, 1949.