Obituary: Walter (Hairy) William Leedle
Author: Walter Leedle Family
Obituary: Walter (Hairy) William Leedle Obituary: Walter (Hairy) William Leedle Walter (Hairy) William Leedle, December 5, 1959 – April 11, 2023
Hairy was Born December 5, 1959, in Lake Geneva, WI. Hairy Passed peacefully surrounded by family on April 11, 2023, at St. Peter’s hospital in Helena, Montana.
He is the son of Walter J. Leedle and Edith D. Leedle.
Walter worked on the family dairy farm in Lake Geneva, WI until he moved to Townsend, MT. He worked for R. Y. Timber, Inc., Townsend, MT for 23 years, operating a Wagner Log Loader, Mechanic, and Wood splitter.
Walter was also on the Linn Fire Department in Linn Township, Lake Geneva, WI and the Townsend Fire Department and Broadwater County Fire Department in Townsend, MT.
Hairy enjoyed woodworking, and making tables and chairs for family and friends. If you needed a pig roast? Hairy was the man to call. He enjoyed spending time with friends in town.
He was so proud of his son, Harley Immenschuh from Missoula, MT. Watching him play sports in High School, serving in the Military, and currently working as an electrician.
Surviving him are his brother, Timothy Leedle, Clinton, WI and family: wife Liz, son, Anthony, daughter, Lily; his sister, Juliana Leedle, Calf., her family: son, Jeff Daane, and his wife Cydney, and their children: Isabella, Olivia, Emmanuel and Johnny; daughter, Holly Field and children, Oliver and Maddock.
He was preceded in death by his loving mother, Edith Leedle; uncles, George Leedle, Kenneth Leedle, George Schmidt; aunts, Dorothy Betts, Caroline Campbell; grandparents, Lester & Laura Leedle, Walter & Bertha Schmidt.
A Memorial Service will be held at Trailhead Christian Fellowship, 20 Trailhead View Drive, Townsend, MT 59644, on Sunday, April 16, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the American Heart Association-Cardiology Stroke Association.
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