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Lyle Lieb Obituary
Lyle E. Lieb, 71, of Metropolis, formerly of Mode and Shelbyville, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at his residence.
A Celebration of Life with military rites will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home with Dan Haun and Harvey Baxter officiating.
Lyle was the youngest son of Louis C. "Jim" Lieb and Maurine (Kantner) Lieb. Lyle was born on Sept. 29, 1953, in Shelbyville. He started school at Clarksburg and graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1971. He moved to Metropolis in 2003.
Lyle was in the Ful-O-Pep 4-H Club. He enjoyed showing at the fair and playing on the baseball team as a teenager. Lyle worked in the hay field putting up a lot of bales. He always wore cut off jeans and went barefoot.
He earned an associate's degree at Lake Land College. He took classes at Eastern Illinois College while washing dishes to pay for them, earning a governor's degree. He worked on a farm by Marshall, for 10 years and sorted mail at St. Louis Airport. He was chosen to carry the Olympic Torch when it passed through southern Illinois. He joined the American Legion and was a lifetime member having served for 43 years. After moving to Metropolis, he was a member of the American Legion Post #306 and served as post adjutant for 17 years.
Lyle leaves behind two sisters, Linda Lieb Lister (Bill) of Beecher City, and Cindy Lieb Marquardt of Rhinelander, Wisconsin; one brother, Larry Lieb of Mode; two nephews, Mike Lieb (Kerri) of Bath, New York and Joshua Lister of Beecher City; four nieces, Dianna Reid (Ray) of Reno, Nevada, Tammie Martin of Stewardson, Illinois, Laurie Lilly (Kaleb) of Overland Park, Kansas, and Lexi Limes of Shumway.
Lyle was preceded in death by his parents, Louis C. "Jim" and Maurine Lucille (Kantner) Lieb; two nephews, Charles Edward Lister and Morris "Butch" Klein.
Visitation will be held 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made in Lyle's name to American Legion Post #306, 321 Market Street, Metropolis, Illinois 62960.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Aikins-Farmer-Loftus-McManus Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.aikinsfarmer-millerfh.com.
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