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Arthur Leffelman Obituary
Born: February 10, 1937
Died: April 5, 2019
Arthur Leffelman, 82 of Genoa, died Friday, April 5, 2019 at Bethany Healthcare and Rehab Center in DeKalb. He was born February 10, 1937 in Elgin the son of Lloyd and Esther (Rebhorn) Leffelman.
Arthur graduated from Genoa Kingston High School in 1955.
He married Patricia Kline in December of 1987 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Genoa.
Arthur worked at the Elgin Watch Company as a young man then farmed for many years. He also was a Rural Route Mail Carrier in Genoa for 16 years. He enjoyed airplanes and loved going to the Oshkosh Airshow and participated in the fly in pancake breakfasts at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport.
He is survived by his wife, Pat Leffelman of Genoa; step-children, Mike Carpino of Genoa, Susan (George) McCausland of Genoa; brothers, Delbert (Joyce) Leffelman of Bath, NC, Gordon Leffelman of DeKalb, many nieces, nephews, and step-grandchildren.
The family would like to thank Northwestern Medicine Hospice DeKalb for their care and guidance.
A visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Ltd., Cooper-Quiram Chapel, 202 E. Main Street, Genoa, IL 60135. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday after the visitation at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established for Genoa Kingston FFA Chapter.
For information or to leave a message of condolence visit www.olsonfh.com or 815-784-2518
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April 13, 2019
I will miss you Art. Thank you for being a good man.
Love Mike Carpino and family
Charlotte Bauer-Frickman
April 10, 2019
Pat and family .. Iam so sorry for your loss my thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time
Jim Kline
April 10, 2019
My brother-in-law, Art, was NEVER at any "loss for words" in any conversation. Though he never completed his decade-long project of building an ultralight, he now soars into the Heavens on his own wings. Farmer, rural mail carrier, aviation buff and devoted husband to my sister, he will be missed.
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