Leon "Lee" T. Schmura
August 23, 1934 ~ August 26, 2013
Age 79 of Wyoming, passed away surrounded by his family on Aug 26th. Preceded in death by wife, Janet. Survived by children, Joe (Cherrie), Vicki Stoll, Steve (Linda LaCasse); grandchildren, Kristin, Grant, Travis (Angela), Jeremy (Becky), Kelly; 6 great grandchildren. At age 17 Lee enlisted in the Navy, became a hull technician and realized the importance of keeping people safe. He was a caring religious family man who loved to volunteer in the community for over 30 years. Lee was a lifelong patriot who will be missed. Visitation will be 5-8PM Friday August 30th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 SW Centennial Drive. Funeral Service will be 10AM Saturday August 31st at the funeral home with visitation beginning one hour prior. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, with military honors provided by The Forest Lake American Legion VFW. Memorials preferred to the American Cancer Society.
Dear Kristen: I’m so sorry for the loss of your Grandpa. In our life we make memories …. in our mourning we remember them lovingly. I’ll keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers……. Kathy Henke
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Lee’s military service to our nation and all of his work for veterans with us.
We had coffee and social time with Lee every Monday.Wednesday and Friday for a year or more. We will miss him He loved our “homemade goodies” and always made sure there was enough for him to take and enjoy later.