LeRoy William Schnathorst

LeRoy William Schnathorst
Ankeny, Iowa

LeRoy William Schnathorst, 95, passed at Royal Oak Health Care Center. He was born on May 4, 1930 in Newburg, Iowa to Glen and Odetha (Walker) Schnathorst.

LeRoy moved to Ankeny in 1963. He retired at the age of 59, in 1989 as a Technician with AT&T. LeRoy was a member of the Albaugh-McGovern American Legion Post 42, Ankeny Isaac Walton League, Iowa State Horseshoe Association and Tops. He was a Boy Scout Leader for Pack 188. LeRoy was a Deacon and youth group leader. He loved flowers and gardening, square dancing and trap shooting (clay targets). He proudly served in the United States Army as a SFC in the Korean War.

LeRoy is survived by his loving wife, Barbara “Fern”; children, Jane (Mike) Graber, Emmett (Janice) Schnathorst, Barbara Hutchinson and Randall Schnathorst; 10 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; daughter-in-law, Sue Schnathorst; siblings, Opal Walker, Emlin Schnathorst, Ivan Schnathorst and Pearl Hutchinson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Nila Pearl, Dolareze “Dola” Allen and LaDonna Curtis; son, LeRoy W. Schnathorst, Jr. and grandson, Nicholas Hutchinson.

Family will greet guests on Monday, July 7, 2025, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., at First Church of Christ, 310 NW Ash Dr., Ankeny, Iowa. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m., at the church. LeRoy will be laid to rest at Iowa Veteran Cemetery, 34024 Veterans Memorial Drive, Adel, Iowa.

Memorial contributions may be directed to his church, First Church of Christ, 310 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny, Iowa 50023 or an organization of your choice in loving memory of LeRoy.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com

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