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Leonard Meiners Obituary

Meiners, Leonard F. 1929-2013, 83 of St. Clair passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at his home. Mr. Meiners, son of the late Leonard B. Meiners and wife Frances nee Litteken was born June 25, 1929 in St. Louis. He served his country in United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. He was a master Plumber owning and operating Meiners Plumbing Company, Midwest Piping and Meiners Heating and Cooling in St. Louis. He was a former Grand Knight, K of C in St. Clair, writer/poet and dedicated Philanthropist. On May 2, 1952 he was united in marriage to his first wife Florence Landgraf in Normandy, MO. On September 15, 1984 he was united in marriage to his second wife Joanne nee Charron in Normandy, MO. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Florence Meiners; his second wife, Joanne Meiners; two grandchildren, Kristen Schwab and Christopher Cormier. Loving father of Linda (Daniel) Hutton, Theresa (Bill) Linek, Stephen (Debra) Meiners, Paul (Carolyn) Meiners & Lisa (Jack) Schwab; dear step-father of Debra Meiners (Stephen), Cheryl (Mitchell) Martin and Kenneth (Sherry) Cormier; dear grandfather of 25 and great-grandfather of 9; other relatives and many friends. Services: A Memorial Mass will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at St. Clare Catholic Church in St. Clair with Father Bob Knight officiating. Visit www.midlawn.com for an online register book. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Alzheimer's Association are preferred. Arrangements by Midlawn Funeral Home, Union.

Published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Jun. 16, 2013.
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My sympathies go out to the Meiners family. I had the honor of working for Red and I must say it was the best group of guys I ever worked with. Red taught me a lot about a solid work ethic and customer relations. He was always very fair with me and I always enjoyed his quick wit and humor. I was very sad when he closed up in 1985. Though, when he closed, it gave Ken and I the chance to start up our own company. To this day, I have kept his school-bus yellow vans, that were his trademark colors. Quite a few Meiners employees have passed on before Red. He might just think about getting all the folks together again. See you again someday Red. God bless you.

June 18, 2013

I am so sorry for your loss, yet so grateful for his life and example. I can trace my career to a handful of people, and Uncle Red's love of nature, is one of these people. I treasure my memories of him.

Anne Carey

June 17, 2013

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