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Leroy Blankenbeckler

Leroy Blankenbeckler

Oct. 9, 1944-July 2, 2022

 

Leroy Blankenbeckler, 77, of Veedersburg was called home to heaven on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Leroy spent the last seven years battling cancer, but he spent his last days on earth at home wrapped in the love of his family.

Leroy was full of love and appreciation for Teresa “Terry,” his wife of 39 years. They were married May 21, 1983. He was a wonderful dad, grandpa and great-grandpa.

Leroy was a hard worker. He began working full-time when he was only 14 years old. He spent many years working at a sawmill, a steel mill, Olin (Flexel), The Waters and T-Pack. Even though he worked swing shift and lots of overtime, he always had a “second job.” For decades, he planted, sprayed, shaped and maintained 25 acres of Christmas trees at Janeway’s Tree Farm.

He masterfully shaped and trimmed shrubs for private homes and business. He remodeled houses decades before the term “flipping” houses even existed. He made custom cabinets and unique woodworking projects for many. He even spent his “spare time” building our family home from the ground-up. He later customized our family home with a one-of-a kind gazebo and custom kitchen. He retired in 2013 but remained active. He loved woodworking, fishing, gardening, feeding the birds, and riding in “Big Red.” He was an amazing man with a kind heart. We will miss him and honor him in our memory every day.

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