Leon Robert Spatz

1920 - 1996  (75 years)

• Name	Leon Robert Spatz
  Birth	15 Aug 1920	Temple, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	World War II Air Force
  Death	1 Mar 1996	Leesport, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Saint Michael's Union Cemetery, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I8539	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Dickinson, Lamm
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Mae Hafer,   b. 28 Sep 1923, Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Oct 2009, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2387	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Leon R. Spatz, 75, died Friday at 11:20 p.m. in his residence at 321 N. Centre Ave, Leesport. He was the husband of Eleanor M. (Hafer) Spatz. Born in Temple, he was a son of the late Paul J. and Stella L. (Mengel) Spatz. For 10 years, he was employed as a school bus driver for the Schuylkill Valley School District by Van Lear Equipment, Inc, retiring in 1993. From 1945 to 1961, he was a self-employed electrician in Auburn, Schuylkill County. From 1961 to 1980, he was employed as a truck driver by the former Reading Transportation Co. Spatz was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ, Leesport. He was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a 50-year member of Veterans of Foreign Wars post 3975, Auburn. Spatz is also survived by a son, and a daughter. Other survivors include five brothers. There is also a grandson and three step-grandchildren. Services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Leibensperger Funeral Homes, Inc, Hamburg. Burial will be in St Michael's Cemetery, Tilden Township. (Reading Eagle, Sunday, March 3, 1996)

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142138889/leon-robert-spatz.