LeRoy J. Creamer
LeRoy J. Creamer, age 80, of Laurel, NE, died on Saturday, November 22, 2008 at the Hillcrest Care Center in Laurel.
Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 10:30 am at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dixon, NE with Rev. Rodney Kneifl officiating. Burial will be in St. Anne's Cemetery in Dixon with military honors provided by the Laurel VFW Post 4504 and the Laurel American Legion Post 54. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm with a Vigil Service and Video Tribute at 7:30 pm at the church. Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Friday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington.
Honorary Pallbearers will be the Rural Deaconate Community. Pallbearers will be Jarrod Stingley, Aaron Stingley, Kevin Koester, Brandon Creamer, Joseph Creamer, Austin Creamer, Isaac Creamer, John Magnuson, David Creamer, Warren Creamer, and Greg Creamer.
LeRoy was born in Wakefield, NE on June 14, 1928 to Walter and Alma (Holdorf) Creamer. Because his mother died before his first birthday, he and his brother, Duane, were raised by Herman and Martha Reith of Concord. LeRoy grew up on the family farm near Concord. He graduated from Concord High School and then served in the U.S, Army, stationed in Germany in 1951 during the Korean Conflict. After the service he returned home and married Marilyn Tomason on April 11, 1953 in Dixon, NE. They farmed the family farm near Concord and LeRoy also served as a substitute rural mail carrier. When LeRoy retired from farming in 1985 they moved into Laurel and he became a full time mail carrier until he retired in the mid 1990's. In 1989 LeRoy was ordained a Deacon with the Catholic Church. He served the parishes of St. Anne's in Dixon and St. Mary's in Laurel until he retired in 2002. He loved working with wood and created many handiworks for his family, friends, and neighbors. He always had a clock ready as a gift, or a special cross to celebrate a milestone in your life. He was a kind man who would give all he had and always be there when you needed him.
LeRoy had been a member of the St. Anne' Catholic Church in Dixon and the Allen American Legion Post 131, and was currently a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Laurel and the Laurel American Legion Post 54.
LeRoy and Marilyn raised a wonderful family who will miss him dearly. He is survived by 5 children and their spouses; Shelley and Jeff Stingley of Sioux Falls, SD, Barbara and Jim Koester of York, NE, Jeff and Kathi Creamer of Montrose, Colorado, Mark and Deena Creamer of Hillsboro, Oregon, Ryan and Janet Creamer of Hartington, 11 grandchildren, 1 great granddaughter, a brother, Duane and Verna Mae Creamer of Wayne, a half brother, Larry and Reva Creamer of Lenexa, Kansas, 5 half sisters and their husbands; Faunia and Paul Dewitt of Gering, NE, Sonia Clingerman of Scottsbluff, NE, Judy and Gary Kruger of Reno, Nevada, Leola and Charles Morton of Cody, Wyoming, and Rosemary and Harry Ley of Powell, Wyoming.
He was preceded in death by his parents, step parents, and his wife Marilyn, on June 16, 2008 at the age of 78.
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