Leon Kleeman

April 08, 2022

Leon Kleeman, age 80, of Miller, Missouri, passed away at 6:38 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born October 5, 1941, in Lockwood, Missouri, the son of Bertus Otto and Maree Edith (Scott) Kleeman.

Leon was a 1959 graduate of Miller High School and was a cattleman.

On November 14, 1964, he married Glenda Burlene Hunter in Miller.

Leon is survived by his wife of 57 years, Glenda; two daughters, Gina Becker and her husband, Howard, of Carthage, Missouri and Lana Merrick of Miller; five grandchildren: Traves Merrick and his fiancée, Kenadee Barnitz, of Miller; Daphne Wilkins and her husband, Travis, of Walnut Grove, Missouri; Bailey Stout and her husband, Cody, of Kansas City, Missouri; and Shane Becker and Lili Merrick, of Springfield; five great-grandchildren: Harlee, Waylon, Grayson, Denver and Wren; three brothers: Louis Kleeman and his wife, Clea, of Miller; Stanley Kleeman and his wife, Bonnie, of Lockwood; and Joe Kleeman of Braymer, Missouri; sister-in-law, Linda Kleeman, of Kissee Mills, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews.

Leon was preceded in death by his parents, Bertus and Maree; infant son, Bob Leon Kleeman; brother, Bill Kleeman and sister-in-law, Margaret Kleeman.

A funeral service, under the direction of the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home, in Miller, was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the Round Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow at the Red Oak Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022, at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made payable to the Red Oak Cemetery, in care of the funeral home, PO Box 108, Miller, Missouri. 65707.

Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.