Charles Leamer

Charles C. Leamer, 75, of rural LeClaire, Iowa, passed away on Friday, March 11, 2011 at Trinity Bettendorf. 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf.   Visitation will be held from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. on Monday at the funeral home.   Burial will be in Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Princeton, Iowa.   Memorials may be made to the Scott County 4-H, the Princeton Volunteer Fire Department or to the LeClaire Fire Department. 

Charles was born November 7, 1935 in LeClaire, the son of Cecil & Lettie (Bragonier) Leamer.   

He was united in marriage to Frances A. Ehlers on May 23, 1958 and they spent the past fifty-two years raising their family and living on the family farm in the Argo area. 

He recently retired from the Mississippi Valley Fair Grounds after twenty-one years as the Building and Grounds Manager.   Charles was a long-time member of the Scott County Farm Bureau and was a past member of the LeClaire Ambulance Board, the 4-H Extension Council and the Eastern Iowa and Scott County Sheep Producers.   He also served for many years as a volunteer fireman for the Princeton Volunteer Fire Department. 

Charles will be long remembered for his passion to farm and willingness to always lend a helping hand to those around him.   He cherished his family, especially his beloved grandchildren and his two best pals; his dogs, Cassie & Sparky. 

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Frances; his son, David (and special friend, Cheryl) of LeClaire; his daughters, Debora (James) Sullivan of Davenport, Diana Holst (and special friend, Randy) of Eldridge and Donna (Scott) Wiederin of Breda, Iowa; his grandchildren, Amanda (Craig) Morrison, Kati (Heath) Paulsen, Zachary Holst (and special friend, Victoria), Morgan Holst, Levi Leamer, Chase Leamer, Grant Wiederin and Kaylyn Wiederin; and two great-grandchildren, McKenzie and Leighton Morrison. 

He was preceded in death by his parents and his grandson, Derek Sullivan. 

Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting Charles’ obituary at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.