Obit: Leder, Herbert R. #1 (1924 – 2006)
Poster: Crystal Wendt
Email: Post4LincolnCoWi@aol.com

Surnames: Leder, Hochsculz, Schoen, Camara, Acker, Mills

---Source: Merrill Fotos News (Merrill, Lincoln County, Wis.) 27 Dec. 2006 ; page 10

---Leder, Herbert R. (27 May 1924 – 23 Dec. 2006)

Herbert R. Leder

Herbert R. Leder, 82, of W283 First Ave., Gleason, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, at Good Samaritan Health Center, Merrill.

Herbert was born May 27, 1924 in North Saint Paul, Minn.; son of the late Fred and Helen Hochschulz Leder. He married Mary Jane Schoen on Nov. 12, 1955, in Caroline. She survives.

Herbert served his country during the beginning of the Korean War. He stayed state-side with the U.S. Army. Herbert was a carpenter and dairy farmer. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Wausau, and was a member of the Caroline American Legion. At the age of 13, Herbert taught himself how to make maple syrup. He would stay in the syrup shack through the night and go to school during the day. He truly enjoyed the time he spent producing maple syrup, and made this a lifelong hobby. Herbert also enjoyed playing the accordion with "The Bindertwine Band." Herbert also taught himself to play other musical instruments as well. Herbert will be remembered by his family as a storyteller and a fantastic berry picker. Herbert and his wife Mary made several trips a year to Berrien Springs, Mich., to pick cherries, peaches and other fruits. For this reason, Herbert will also be remembered by his family as "The Fruit Man."

Survivors besides his wife Mary Jane, Gleason, include daughters Jan (Dick) Camara, Trussville, Ala.; and Carol Ann (Keith) Acker, Newark, Del.; sons David Alan (Laurel), Scandinavia, Wis.; Dr. Robert Roy (Penny), Bear Creek; Mark Jon, Gleason; and Karl Fred (Sandra), Gurnee, Ill.; grandchildren Heidi, Abigail, Jarrod, Casey, Richard, Justin, Caleb, Corban, Issac and Brett; and sister Frieda Lee Blanchard, Ooltewah, Tenn. He was preceded in death by daughter Debra Kay Leder, and brothers George, Ted and Alfred.

Funeral services were Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006, at the Taylor & Stine Funeral Home, Merrill. Pastor Bob Mills officiated. Burial was in Gleason Cemetery, town of Russell, with graveside military rites by VFW Post 1638, Merrill.