LeRoy Schad
LeRoy Allen (Alan) Schad was born in Omaha, Nebraska, Sept. 5, 1935, to Joseph Schad and Viola Webb. He died Aug. 7, 2022, in Holyoke at the age of 86 from congestive heart failure
LeRoy married Joyce Menges on Aug. 13, 1960, in Wichita, Kansas. Joyce died Dec. 28, 2004.
LeRoy worked many jobs over the years, including sheet metal work for the airline industry, TV and appliance repair for Gibson, Titus and Stafford in Great Bend, Kansas, and as an electrician for Essex in Hoisington, Kansas, from 1974-1994. He later worked at Walmart in Great Bend, retiring in 2005.
He entered the Army in 1958 and then the U.S. Army Reserve and was honorably discharged in 1964. He served in Korea in 1959 and was a member of the 1st Cavalry Division. He was a member of the American Legion in Great Bend and Holyoke.
LeRoy was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Seward, Kansas, and the Hudson Volunteer Fire Department in Hudson, Kansas.
One of his favorite things to do in his free time was to go camping and fishing. Every year, he and Joyce would take the family to the lake for a camping adventure. There he taught them how to fish with bamboo fishing poles until they could handle a real fishing pole. Many times, these trips ended abruptly due to a heavy thunderstorm which would often flood the campsite. But he always enjoyed this time with his family.
He loved riding motorcycles and eventually talked Joyce into riding with him. They joined the Central Kansas Road Riders in the 1990s and enjoyed many activities with them, including poker runs.
In his later years, he took up craft work and attended many craft shows in Kansas and Colorado. His began doing scroll saw projects, which quickly became his favorite. He made many items to sell but also made personalized items for his children and grandchildren.
LeRoy attended high school at Subiaco Seminary Academy and graduated in 1954.
He and Joyce raised six children and moved to Hudson in 1969, where he remained until 2021 when he moved to Colorado to be near his daughter and her husband.
LeRoy is survived by his son, James Schad and children Amy, Daniel and Austin Schad; son, Fred Schad; son, Ken Schad and children Jared and Jenna Schad; son, Raymond Schad and wife Rachel and son Peter Schad; son, David Schad and family; daughter, Laura Krogmeier and husband Paul and their children Karen and Kirtlan Lewis and family, Diana and Justin Suhanyi and family, Philip and Victoria Krogmeier and family, and Teresa and Luke Gregory and family; brother, Jim Horton and wife Lynn; sister, Debbie Connor and husband David and family; sisters-in-law, Carol Henderson and Geraldine Menges; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Schad and Viola Horton; wife, Joyce; nephews, Zachary Horton, Michael Menges and Matthew Menges; niece, Mildred Menges; brothers-in-law, Fred Menges Jr., Jerry Menges and John Henderson; and sister-in-law, Maxine Menges.
The rosary was recited Aug. 11 at St. Patrick Catholic Church of Holyoke. The funeral was held Aug. 12 at St. Patrick’s, with Father Jerry Rohr officiating. Interment was held Aug. 15 at the Golden Belt Memorial Park in Great Bend.
Memorial contributions may be made to an organization of the donor’s choice.
Baucke Funeral Home of Holyoke and Minnis Chapel of Great Bend directed the service.