Obituaries : Leone Seboldt

VAN HORNE: Leone Grace (Miller) Seboldt, 92 died June 22, 2017 at the Vinton Lutheran Home following a sudden illness. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Monday, June 26, 2017 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Van Horne with Rev. David Rempfer officiating. Visitation will be in the church Fellowship Hall from 3 - 6 PM on Sunday. Interment will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, rural Newhall. A Memorial Fund has been established. Phillips Funeral Home in Vinton is in charge of arrangements. Leone Grace Miller was born November 29, 1924 to Philip and Emelia (Buettner) Miller in rural Benton County. She graduated from Vinton's Lincoln High School in 1942 as the class valedictorian. On May 5, 1943 Leone was united in marriage to Albert Gottlieb Seboldt in Miami, Florida. The couple farmed in the Van Horne area until retiring in 1986. Albert preceded her in death on February 18, 2011. She was a longtime and faithful member of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Van Horne where she sang in the church choir, taught Sunday School and Catechism, and was an active in the Mission Society. Leone was an exquisite seamstress and quilter. She also enjoyed traveling, doing crafts, reading and playing cards. She is survived by her daughter, Judy Reese, her sons, John and Terry and wife June, all of Columbia, Missouri; her 9 grandchildren; her 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Peggy, in infancy; son Thomas; grandson Jason; brothers, William (Alma), Arthur (Laura), Elmer (Mary); sisters, Paula (John) Demmel, Elvira (Ralph) Norris; Esther (Jim) Self. Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.