Leo R. Schleicher, Jr., 89
Dateline: Norton, MA
Leo R Schleicher, Jr., age 89, of Norton, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2017 after fighting a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Anne M. (Kelley) Schleicher, to whom he was wed for over 66 years.
Leo was born on July 16, 1928 in Easton, MA and was the son of the late Leo and Edith (Stokinger) Schleicher. He was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Walsh, of Duxbury, his brother Jack of Easton, his brothers-in law Spencer, Paul, Gerard and the Reverends Raymond and William Kelley and a sister-in law Philomena Kelley. He is survived by brother-in-law Robert and sisters-in-law Anita Kelley, Jane (Kelley) Fales and Carol DeYeso.
Leo lived in Easton for many years and graduated from Oliver Ames High School in 1946. He received a Certificate of Industrial Engineering from Wentworth Institute in 1948. Following time spent in the US Army during the Korean War, where he served in the Signal Corps stationed out of Germany, he began his career at The Foxboro Company in 1952 while continuing his education in the evenings. He received his Associate Degree in Engineering (with High Honors) in 1957 and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Engineering and Management (with Honors) from Northeastern University in 1959. Leo worked for The Foxboro Company for 34 years as an electrical design engineer. He then continued his career in a similar position at Masoneilan/Dresser in Canton until retiring in 1998 at which time he was also awarded an Honorary Degree of Bachelor of Technology by the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Leo was the loving father of Leo III and his wife Lillian of Raynham, John and his wife Donna of Canton, Karen Barney and her husband Jim of Norton, Mary Wright and her fiancé Jim Houde of Mansfield, Paul and his wife Linda of Norton, Nancy Pollihan and her husband John of Kirkwood, MO, Geralyn Skoczylas and her husband Thomas of Elkhorn, WI, Thomas and his wife Deborah of Chester NH, Kevin and his wife Kristin of Norton, Anne Marie Dubuc and husband Chad of North Attleboro and a deceased infant daughter, Amy. He was also the cherished grandfather of 28 surviving grandchildren and of Dylan, his dear grandson, who predeceased him, 5 step-grandchildren and 2 “adopted” grandchildren. He was also deeply loved by his 20 great grandchildren and is survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Leo was very active in the community and served as a member of both Norton’s Personnel Board and of the Norton Lion’s Club. A devout Catholic, he participated in many of St. Mary’s Parish fundraisers and social events and was a proud and active member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Knights of Columbus and R.C.I A. programs.
Leo enjoyed camping with his family and friends and, in later years, enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and the world with his wife visiting Hawaii, Alaska, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and cruising from Amsterdam to Budapest.
Nothing was more important to Leo than the love of his family. He loved to host family gatherings that were always filled with the laughter and shouts of excitement by the grandchildren and great grandchildren, along with the good-natured teasing among his 10 children. He truly enjoyed this time of family gathering and was very proud of the wonderful and close-knit family he had. While he is no longer physically with us, his exemplary devotion to his wife and the lessons he taught one and all about life, love and family will endure for generations to come.
His funeral Mass, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 20th at 10:00 A.M. in St. Mary’s Church, 1 Power St., Norton. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Mansfield,
Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, September 19th from 4:00-9:00 P.M. at the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp St. (Off Route 140, Taunton Ave.) Norton.
In lieu of flowers, Leo’s family has requested that donations in his memory be made to the Norton Lions Club, P.O. Box 1, Norton, MA 02766 or the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1 Power St., Norton, MA 02766.
To send his family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com
Dateline: Norton, MA
Leo R Schleicher, Jr., age 89, of Norton, passed away peacefully on September 16, 2017 after fighting a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was the beloved and devoted husband of Anne M. (Kelley) Schleicher, to whom he was wed for over 66 years.
Leo was born on July 16, 1928 in Easton, MA and was the son of the late Leo and Edith (Stokinger) Schleicher. He was predeceased by his sister, Barbara Walsh, of Duxbury, his brother Jack of Easton, his brothers-in law Spencer, Paul, Gerard and the Reverends Raymond and William Kelley and a sister-in law Philomena Kelley. He is survived by brother-in-law Robert and sisters-in-law Anita Kelley, Jane (Kelley) Fales and Carol DeYeso.
Leo lived in Easton for many years and graduated from Oliver Ames High School in 1946. He received a Certificate of Industrial Engineering from Wentworth Institute in 1948. Following time spent in the US Army during the Korean War, where he served in the Signal Corps stationed out of Germany, he began his career at The Foxboro Company in 1952 while continuing his education in the evenings. He received his Associate Degree in Engineering (with High Honors) in 1957 and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Engineering and Management (with Honors) from Northeastern University in 1959. Leo worked for The Foxboro Company for 34 years as an electrical design engineer. He then continued his career in a similar position at Masoneilan/Dresser in Canton until retiring in 1998 at which time he was also awarded an Honorary Degree of Bachelor of Technology by the Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Leo was the loving father of Leo III and his wife Lillian of Raynham, John and his wife Donna of Canton, Karen Barney and her husband Jim of Norton, Mary Wright and her fiancé Jim Houde of Mansfield, Paul and his wife Linda of Norton, Nancy Pollihan and her husband John of Kirkwood, MO, Geralyn Skoczylas and her husband Thomas of Elkhorn, WI, Thomas and his wife Deborah of Chester NH, Kevin and his wife Kristin of Norton, Anne Marie Dubuc and husband Chad of North Attleboro and a deceased infant daughter, Amy. He was also the cherished grandfather of 28 surviving grandchildren and of Dylan, his dear grandson, who predeceased him, 5 step-grandchildren and 2 “adopted” grandchildren. He was also deeply loved by his 20 great grandchildren and is survived by many loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Leo was very active in the community and served as a member of both Norton’s Personnel Board and of the Norton Lion’s Club. A devout Catholic, he participated in many of St. Mary’s Parish fundraisers and social events and was a proud and active member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Knights of Columbus and R.C.I A. programs.
Leo enjoyed camping with his family and friends and, in later years, enjoyed traveling throughout the United States and the world with his wife visiting Hawaii, Alaska, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and cruising from Amsterdam to Budapest.
Nothing was more important to Leo than the love of his family. He loved to host family gatherings that were always filled with the laughter and shouts of excitement by the grandchildren and great grandchildren, along with the good-natured teasing among his 10 children. He truly enjoyed this time of family gathering and was very proud of the wonderful and close-knit family he had. While he is no longer physically with us, his exemplary devotion to his wife and the lessons he taught one and all about life, love and family will endure for generations to come.
His funeral Mass, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be celebrated on Wednesday, September 20th at 10:00 A.M. in St. Mary’s Church, 1 Power St., Norton. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Mansfield,
Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, September 19th from 4:00-9:00 P.M. at the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp St. (Off Route 140, Taunton Ave.) Norton.
In lieu of flowers, Leo’s family has requested that donations in his memory be made to the Norton Lions Club, P.O. Box 1, Norton, MA 02766 or the St. Vincent de Paul Society, 1 Power St., Norton, MA 02766.
To send his family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com
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