Shane, Leonard Virgil: Patriots and Pioneers

We Served, We Settled
Patriots and Pioneers - The legacies of the Shane and Beck families

1914 - 1997 (82 years)

Generation: 1

Shane, Leonard Virgil was born on 31 Dec 1914 in Rome, Peoria, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Feb 1997 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried in St. Dominic's Cemetery, Wyoming, Peoria, Illinois, USA.

Notes:

Leonard V. Shane, 82, of Wyoming died at 11:32 a.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 1997 , at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria.
Born Dec. 31, 1914, in Rome to Joseph and Florence Colgan Shane, he married Thelma L. Sears on Aug. 5, 1939 in Camp Grove. She survives.
Also surviving are eight sons, Paul J. of East Stroudsburg, Pa., Gerald E. of Dunlap, John D> of Adrian, Mich., William E. of Princeville., Philip L. of Hudson, Mark D. of varna, Gregory M. of Henry and Timothy S. of Wyoming; four daughters, M. Jane Bradford and Celestine L. "Sally" Gramlich, both of Peoria, Margaret L. Gibbs of Princeville and Susan C. Knoblauch of Metamora; two brothers, Maurice of Staten Island, N.Y., and Edmund of Wyoming; five sisters, Mary McGarvey and Delores Donovan, both of Wyoming, Joan Sendelbach and Helen Sendelbach, both of Henry and Ann Donovan of Chillicothe; and 37 grandchildren. Four children, including Patrick J. in 1981; one sister; three brothers; and two great grandchildren preceded him in death.
A member of Stark County Farm Bureau and Stark County Pork Producers, he farmed southwest of Wyoming before retiring. He was named Farmer of the Year in 1963.
He was a member of St. Dominic's Catholic Church in Wyoming, where services will be at 10 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Tom Brajkovich will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Wyoming Funeral Home, with recitation of the rosary at 8 p.m. Burial will be in St. Dominic's Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to his church or to Wyoming Ambulance Society

Family/Spouse: Sears, Thelma Irene. Thelma was born on 12 Jul 1922 in Missouri, USA; died on 2 Aug 1999 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried in Wyoming, Stark, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Shane, Paul J
3. Shane, Gerald E.
4. Shane, John D.
5. Shane, Philip
6. Shane, Mark
7. Shane, Gregory
8. Shane, Timothy
9. Shane, M. Jane
10. Shane, Celestine "Sally"
11. Shane, Margaret
12. Shane, Susan
13. Shane, William E. was born on 16 Jun 1947 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Aug 2018 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried in Kickapoo (Oak Hill), Peoria, Illinois, USA.
14. Shane, Patrick J. was born on 16 Nov 1952 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA; died on 1 Sep 1981 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Generation: 2

2. Shane, Paul J (1.Leonard¹)
3. Shane, Gerald E. (1.Leonard¹)
4. Shane, John D. (1.Leonard¹)
5. Shane, Philip (1.Leonard¹)
6. Shane, Mark (1.Leonard¹)
7. Shane, Gregory (1.Leonard¹)
8. Shane, Timothy (1.Leonard¹)
9. Shane, M. Jane (1.Leonard¹)
Family/Spouse: Cox, Robert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. Shane, Celestine "Sally" (1.Leonard¹)
Family/Spouse: Gramlich, Terrance. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Shane, Margaret (1.Leonard¹)
Family/Spouse: Gibbs, David. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Shane, Susan (1.Leonard¹)
Family/Spouse: Knoblauch, Russel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.	Shane, William E. (1.Leonard¹) was born on 16 Jun 1947 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA; died on 27 Aug 2018 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA; was buried in Kickapoo (Oak Hill), Peoria, Illinois, USA. Notes: Buried: Saint Patricks Cemetery

14. Shane, Patrick J. (1.Leonard¹) was born on 16 Nov 1952 in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA; died on 1 Sep 1981 in Arlington Heights, Cook, Illinois, USA.