Leehy, John Jr. "Jack"

October 1, 1931 - June 27, 2022

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John "Jack" Leehy Jr., age 90 of Blair passed away June 27, 2022. Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 10:00AM at St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Blair. Graveside services will follow in the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday July 1, 2022 at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, with family receiving friends beginning at 5:00PM, and a Rosary service at 6:30PM.

Jack was born October 1, 1931 in Blair, Nebraska the son of John J. Leehy Sr. and Charlotte (Maher). He was raised in the Blair area and graduated from Blair High School. Jack was united in marriage to Dorothy Hansen on April 30, 1950, and the couple raised their family in Blair. In 1978 the family moved to Norfolk where Jack worked until his retirement at Gillette Dairy.

Jack is survived by his children; Mary Clare Johnson, Beth (Jim) Cook, Katie (Stan) Mencke, John (Terri) Leehy III and Patricia (Jay) Sharpe, son in law Patrick (Connie) Flynn, 19 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild, brothers; Richard, Larry and Mike Leehy, and sister Margaret Trauernicht.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Dorothy, daughter Ellen Flynn, grandchildren; Aric Johnson, Nicholas Leehy, Clarissah Woten and John Leehy IV, siblings; Gerald, Jim, Tom and Mary, and special friend Phyllis Yoest.

Campbell Aman Funeral Home 444 South 17th Street, Blair, NE

2) There was an identical one published in the July 1, 2022 Enterprise

3) Funeral leaflet

In Loving Memory of John Joseph Leehy Jr.
"Jack"

Born October 1, 1931 Blair, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest June 27, 2022 Blair, Nebraska

Mass of Christian Burial 10am Saturday, July 2, 2022 St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Father Damien Wee. Pianist: Brandon Boesch. Vocalist: Ronald Sorenssen. Musical Selections: "Here I Am Lord", "Be Not Afraid", "I Am The Bread Of Life", "On Eagles' Wings", "O Loving God", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling"

Pallbearers: Sean Flynn, Richard Flynn, Matthew Flynn, Andrew Cook, Patrick Mencke, Jordan Leehy

Honorary Pallbearers: Bridgette Mulherin, Stacey Barrington, Lindsey Yetter, Rebecca Cook, Abigail Reinke, Meaghan Ayers, Jacqueline Ell, Chelsea Leehy, Sarah Scott, Hannah Woten, Joslyn Sharpe, Juanita Wilcox

Graveside Service: Holy Cross Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

~~~Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file at the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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