Leone M. Fox, 86, of Waseca, died on Friday, July 16, 2010, at her home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waldorf with Fr. Peter Klein, Celebrant. Interment will be in the St. Joseph Community Cemetery, Waldorf. Visitation will be held on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home in Waseca, and will continue on Tuesday from noon until the hour of service, at church.
Leone Marie was born on Oct. 4, 1923, in Garner, Iowa, to John and Lena (Miller) Spangler. She was a graduate of Pemberton High School. On Nov. 29, 1944, she was united in marriage to Francis Joseph Fox at St. Ann Catholic Church in Janesville. Leone and Francis farmed and raised their family in Wilton Township, Waseca County. Over the years Leone worked for E.F. Johnson Co., Birds Eye, and Brown Printing in Waseca. Leone was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waldorf. She was also a member of the Waseca American Legion Auxiliary No. 228, and the Waseca V.F.W. Sweet-Sommers Auxiliary No. 1642. Leone was very close to her family, enjoyed being with friends and always willing to help people.
She is survived by her son, Terry Fox, of Albert Lea; and her daughters: Guynel (Jonathan) Reid of Northfield and Victoria (Edward) Staheli of Lansing, Iowa; by her grandchildren: Erika, Katelyn and Jon-Erle Reid, and Oliva and Julia Staheli.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Francis, on Dec. 12, 1990; by her parents; two sisters: Bernadine Schmidt and Irene Schleusner; and by her brother, Kenneth Spangler.
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