Rev. James Howard Leidholdt

Rev. James Howard Leidholdt

James Leidholdt Obituary

Published by Becker & Son Funeral Home - Mount Olive on Mar. 14, 2019.
Rev. Leidholdt was born on January 17, 1931 and passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Rev. Leidholdt was a resident of Mt. Olive, Illinois at the time of passing. He graduated from Chippewa Falls High School in 1950 and enrolled at St. John's Collage in Winfield, Kansas to prepare for a career as a Minister of the Gospel in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. Preceded in Death: Parents // 1 Sister: Shirley Kritchman Visitation: Friday March 15, 2019 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mt. Olive, IL. and Saturday March 16 from 10 A.M. until the time of service. Funeral Service: Saturday March 16, 2019 at 11 A.M. Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mt. Olive, IL. Burial: Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Mt. Olive, IL. Clergy: Reverend James Ritter Lunch: For family and friends following the burial at the Immanuel Educational Building served by the Lydia Circle . Pallbearers: Grandsons: Michael, Mark, Daniel, Timothy Wagner // Joshua and Luke Leidholdt Music: Organist and Soloist: Ernie thomack will accompany the Congregation on the Processional "Lift High The Cross", Memorials: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mt. Olive Care Center, and Lutheran Hour Ministries Condolences: beckerandson.com Becker & Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements Visitation at the Immanuel Lutheran Church from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on March 15, 2019.

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Tom Sholes

October 30, 2019

Jim was a boyhood friend in La Crosse, WI. Visited with him in Mt Olive some years ago. As a kid, I though hed end up as a mechanical engineer, and here he was a pastor. RIP my friend.

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