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Mary Maxine Van Cleve Leesekamp
June 27, 1919 – April 4, 2014
Mary Leesekamp, 94, died on Friday, April 4, 2014, at Jones Regional Medical Center, following a sudden illness.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, at the Goettsch Funeral Home in Anamosa where friends called prior to the services. The Rev. Laurie Riley officiated at the services.
Surviving are nine children, Raymond (Rosemary) Leesekamp of Anamosa, Pat (George) Armstrong of York, Neb., Ann (Tom) Levsen of Olin, Margo (Gary) Long of Joshua, Texas, Jackie (Richard) Watkins of Alexandria, Va., Mary (Rodger) Griffith of Marion, John Leesekamp of Anamosa, Debbie (Bernie) Bohlken of East Moline, Ill., and Eddie (Lisa) Leesekamp of Denver, Colo.; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a brother, Ron VanCleve; and a sister, Jane VanCleve.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leo; a daughter, Dorothy; three grandchildren; three brothers and three sisters.
Mary Maxine Van Cleve was born June 27, 1919, in Humeston, Iowa. She was the daughter of Charles and Fannie Van Cleve. Mary graduated from high school in Des Moines and later attended college in the area.
Mary married Leo Leesekamp on Feb. 2, 1940, in Anamosa. She worked at Ben Franklin in Anamosa, cooked for many years at the Rainbow Supper Club and worked at Huerter's Locker. She and Leo were some of the founding members of the Anamosa Ambulance Service in the early 1970s.

Submitted by: Richard Harrison
Source: Anamosa Journal Eureka, Anamosa, Iowa, 9 April 2014

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