Sykes, Leona

1909 - 2012  (102 years)    Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Sykes, Leona
  Born	15 Sep 1909	Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	31 Jan 2012	Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	2 Feb 2012
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Leona Katherine Voight, age 102, Shiocton, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, at Kindred Hearts, Greenville. Leona was born September 15, 1909 in the Town of Center to the late Guy and Katherine (Laird) Sykes. She was one of the two living classmates from Shiocton High School class of 1928. On November 28, 1928, she married Leonard Voight. They farmed in the Town of Ellington for 40 years. She was a member of St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, Stephensville where she was active as a Sunday school teacher, member of the Ladies Aid and Bible class. She enjoyed gardening, baking, fishing, playing cards, and visits with her family. Leona is survived by her children: Stanley (Marian) Voight, Keith Elaine (Keith) "Bud" Wunderlich, Hortonville and Ronald Voight, Shiocton. Grandchildren: Steve (Sue) Voight; Mark (Sonya) Voight, Susan Caballero; Kathy (Jeff) Lemke; Joel "Joe" (Shelly) Wunderlich, Pat (Sue) Wunderlich, Richard (Brenda) Voight, William (Dawn) Voight, Daniel (Judy) Voight, Lisa (Ron) Schuelke. 26 great-grandchildren, 7 great-great-grandchildren. One sister-in-law, Claire "Nuss" Beyer. She is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband 66 years Leonard; three infant children, Nancy, Ervin, and Bernard; daughter-in-law, Barbara Voight, two brothers, Earl (Mary) Sykes and Howard Sykes; two sisters, Marjory (William) Binsfeld and Florence (Harold) McGlinn and two great grandsons. The family would like to thank the staff at Kindred Hearts, Heartland Hospice Care, Dr. Clint Dunathon and staff for their care, kindness and compassion shown to Leona for the past four months. Heaven just received a very special "Little Grandma", Love your family. Funeral services for Leona will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church, Stephensville with Rev. Joel Lillo officiating. Burial will be in the Ellington Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service. Borchardt & Moder Funeral Home 109 W. Main St., Hortonville 920-779-4588 www.borchardtmoder funeralhomes.com Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from February 1 to February 2, 2012
  Buried	Ellington Union Cemetery, Stephensville, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I178800	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Sykes, Guy,   b. 4 Nov 1880,   d. 24 Apr 1961  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Laird, Katherine,   b. 14 Oct 1885,   d. 13 Mar 1976  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F62172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Voight, Leonard,   b. 23 Dec 1904, Ellington, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 24 Dec 1994, Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1928
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F62171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 15 Sep 1909 - Center, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - 31 Jan 2012 - Shiocton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Ellington Union Cemetery, Stephensville, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  Voight, Leona (Maiden Name: Sykes)