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Leo F. Faust

Birth	:	5 Dec 1920 Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	6 Aug 1989 Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Bandon Hill Cemetery, Wallington, London Borough of Sutton, England
Coordinate	:	51.3655780, -0.1324900
Plot	:	Section F.
Description	:	Leo F. Faust was born Dec. 5, 1920 on a farm six miles south and one mile east of Akron, Iowa, the son of John A & Helen A. (Buryanek) Faust. He attended grade school at Ridge school. He walked two miles to and from every day; a team and wagon ride in the winter was a rare treat. Do to illness he only attended one month of his eight grade year, but passed the high school entrance exam and was allowed to enter high school in Westfield, graduating in 1939. During high school he could not ride the bus... Read More	Leo F. Faust was born Dec. 5, 1920 on a farm six miles south and one mile east of Akron, Iowa, the son of John A & Helen A. (Buryanek) Faust. He attended grade school at Ridge school. He walked two miles to and from every day; a team and wagon ride in the winter was a rare treat. Do to illness he only attended one month of his eight grade year, but passed the high school entrance exam and was allowed to enter high school in Westfield, graduating in 1939. During high school he could not ride the bus because he lived a mile beyond the school. So he walked and waved at the bus to school. He stayed in town with a uncle, William Faust. William was a farm to market trucker in Westfield. After graduating he started a trucking business continuing until he was called into the military in 1942. For three years he served in both Pacific and European theater of operation. In 1945 he returned to the trucking bussiness. In 1948 while attended a dance at River Sioux pavilion he met Margaret Harpole, and they married Oct. 14, 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa. They were blessed with two daughters, Helen and Sharon, and two sons, James and Kelly. Leo & Margaret lived in Westfield where they operated a trucking and corn shelling business until Leo was appointed the postmaster at Westfield on July 1,1951. On Feb.1, 1964 he was transferred to Akron as rural mail carrier. Members of Immanuel Lutheran Church, the American Legion, National Rural Letter Carriers Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Leo has served as county secretary and treasure of the rural carrier. President of the northwest district of rural carriers for three years. In 1977 Leo was voted outstanding rural carrier of this district. ------------------------------------------------ Leo F. Faust Leo F. Faust, 68, of Akron, died Thursday (Aug. 3, 1989), after an apparent heart attack. Services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Immanuel Lutheran church in Akron. Rev. William Flemr officiated. Burial, was in Riverside cemetery at Akron, under direction of Schroeder funeral home of Akron. Military graveside services were conducted by Hoschler American Legion Post 186 of Akron, Veterans a of Foreign Wars and 40 & 8. Visitation was held Sunday at the funeral home. Pallbearers were Dick Dirks, Phil Bernard, Don McPherson, Dennis Hultgren, Joe Banks, Dick Coyle, Bill Miller and Donald Lucken. Gary Tucker, soloist, sang "In The Garden" and "Just A Closer Walk With Thee". The congregation sang "What A Friend." Carol Harris was organist. Mr. Faust was born at their farm home, five miles east of Westfield, la., Dec. 5, 1920, to John and Helen (Buryanek) Faust. He attended country grade school and Westfield high school, graduating in 1939. He served three years in the U.S. army in World War II, with eight months in the Pacific as an amphibious tank driver, transporting invasion troops from ship to shore, and two years in Europe as a truck driver attached to General Patton's Third Army. He landed in France at Omaha Beach on Day-4, with the E.T.O. blood bank, hauling whole blood with a refrigerated truck from the nearest airplane landings to the front line aid stations and field hospitals. After returning home in 1945, he operated his own trucking and corn shelling business. He married Margaret Harpole Oct. 14, 1949, in Sioux City, la. He was appointed postmaster in Westfield in 1951, and transferred to Akron as a rural mail carrier in 1964. He retired at the end of 1984, from 33 1/2 years of postal service. He also worked for Dirks Motor Co. on a part-time basis for over 20 years, while a rural mail carrier. He was a past post and county commander of the American Legion, post finance officer for 11 years, and caretaker of the Legion Hall for 14 years. He was secretary of the Plymouth County Rural Carriers for 17 years, and president of the Northwest Iowa district for three years. He was named the outstanding district carrier in 1977. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran church, The American Legion, V.F.W., 40 & 8, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Senior Citizens. Survivors include his wife, Margaret; two sons, James of Le Mars and Kelly of Akron; one daughter, Helen of Coos Bay, Ore,; one brother, Clifford of Westfield; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Edward; a sister, Marie; and a daughter, Sharon. Leo wrote his own obituary and funeral instructions Aug. 1, 1985, following a heart attack. The following paragraph was written by him at the beginning of his obituary and instructions. "Life is like a baseball game, and sooner or later it comes your turn at bat. When the good Lord throws you that first pitch, you may just fly out, and that's it, or you may foul off that first pitch and hang in there, until he delivers the next one. Having fouled off his first pitch last month in Colby, Kansas, and knowing his next one may be a curve or a slider, I asked the good Lord to call time out, while I get this written, hoping that when he calls me up, I can play on his team." Akron Register Tribune Thursday, August 10, 1989 Akron, Iowa

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Leo F. Faust's memorial is located at: Bandon Hill Cemetery, Wallington, London Borough of Sutton, England.
When did Leo F. Faust death?
Leo F. Faust death on 6 Aug 1989 in Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 51.3655780
Longitude: -0.1324900

Family Members:

Parent

John A. Faust

(1895 - 1961)

Helen A. Buryanek Faust

(1895 - 1979)

Siblings

Edward John Faust

(1917 - 1984)

Mary Ellen “Marie” Faust Caskey

(1918 - 1979)

Clifford Clarence “Smokie” Faust

(1926 - 2020)

Children

Sharon Lee Faust

(1951 - 1984)

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