Birth: Sep. 11, 1923
Butterfield
Barry County
Missouri, USA
Death: Feb. 15, 2006
Albany
Linn County
Oregon, USA
Sept. 11, 1923 - Feb. 15, 2006
Leo made his transition through this life on Feb. 15, 2006, after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1923 in Butterfield, Mo., the son of Arvil Laffette and Ima Mae (Abrams) Haney. The family moved to Kansas City, Mo. while he was still an infant.
At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic achievement during a six-hour battle against enemy forces in 1944. He retired after 20 years to join the staff of Project Hope as the Medical Equipment Officer in its maiden voyage of the S.S. Hope. Its medical mission was to provide healthcare services throughout Indonesia and Saigon, Vietnam. Upon returning, he settled in Brownsville, where he owned the Brownsville Tavern from 1962 to 1972.
He was a Life Member of the Brownsville Masonic Lodge #36, where he cataloged and documented their 125-year history. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2105 in Harrisburg.
A longtime resident and benefactor of many Brownsville civic projects, he served on the Volunteer Fire Department and the City Council, where he compiled the citys records of the Pioneer Cemetery and assisted in the building of the dance pavilion in the city park. In 1986, Leo organized the hospital equipment program for the Masonic Lodge and managed it for many years and served as treasurer on the founding board of directors for the Town and Country Medical Center. He established the Brownsville Masonic Memorial Trust Fund and the Arlene L. (Zimmerman) Haney Scholarship Fund after his late wife from 1975 to 1991.
An avid gardener and master wood carver, his intricately carved canes and walking sticks were on display at the Corvallis Art Center in 1993.
In 1999, he donated funds to the city to be used for the construction of a cement walkway for visitors to Pioneer Park.
Leo asked for no services to be held and no flowers and requested that his elements not be locked away, but instead be spread to the winds so that they can soar above Brownsville, encouraging the growth of other life.
He is survived by his wife and companion, Sylvia Opal Haney of Brownsville; his sister, Martha Green of Oklahoma; his brother, Fred Writesman of Wisconsin; his three children, Arlene Louise Mallek of Crown Point, Ind., Nadene Francis Rastall of Saugatuck, Mich., and William Steven Haney of Miami Shores, Fla.; their mother, Pearl S. Haney; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Contributions in his memory may be made to any of his many civic interests, including the Brownsville Senior Center, the Friends of the Brownsville Community Library, Brownsville Recreation Center, Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, the Linn County Pioneer Memorial Association, or the Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department EMTs program.
A memorial plaque will be installed on the walkway he created at Pioneer Park, and at the request of the city, a public service will be announced to commemorate his service to the area.**
Arrangements are by Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington S.W., Albany, 97321.
Albany Democrat Herald February 20, 2006
**Note:NEITHER of these items ever occured. The family made a request to install a plaque near a garden along the path he had built in Pioneer Park, but it was denied. While Leo left nearly $100,000 to various Brownsville entities and charities - and nearly twice that before his death. The City never acknowledged his contributions; petty little town.
Butterfield
Barry County
Missouri, USA
Death: Feb. 15, 2006
Albany
Linn County
Oregon, USA
Sept. 11, 1923 - Feb. 15, 2006
Leo made his transition through this life on Feb. 15, 2006, after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1923 in Butterfield, Mo., the son of Arvil Laffette and Ima Mae (Abrams) Haney. The family moved to Kansas City, Mo. while he was still an infant.
At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic achievement during a six-hour battle against enemy forces in 1944. He retired after 20 years to join the staff of Project Hope as the Medical Equipment Officer in its maiden voyage of the S.S. Hope. Its medical mission was to provide healthcare services throughout Indonesia and Saigon, Vietnam. Upon returning, he settled in Brownsville, where he owned the Brownsville Tavern from 1962 to 1972.
He was a Life Member of the Brownsville Masonic Lodge #36, where he cataloged and documented their 125-year history. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2105 in Harrisburg.
A longtime resident and benefactor of many Brownsville civic projects, he served on the Volunteer Fire Department and the City Council, where he compiled the citys records of the Pioneer Cemetery and assisted in the building of the dance pavilion in the city park. In 1986, Leo organized the hospital equipment program for the Masonic Lodge and managed it for many years and served as treasurer on the founding board of directors for the Town and Country Medical Center. He established the Brownsville Masonic Memorial Trust Fund and the Arlene L. (Zimmerman) Haney Scholarship Fund after his late wife from 1975 to 1991.
An avid gardener and master wood carver, his intricately carved canes and walking sticks were on display at the Corvallis Art Center in 1993.
In 1999, he donated funds to the city to be used for the construction of a cement walkway for visitors to Pioneer Park.
Leo asked for no services to be held and no flowers and requested that his elements not be locked away, but instead be spread to the winds so that they can soar above Brownsville, encouraging the growth of other life.
He is survived by his wife and companion, Sylvia Opal Haney of Brownsville; his sister, Martha Green of Oklahoma; his brother, Fred Writesman of Wisconsin; his three children, Arlene Louise Mallek of Crown Point, Ind., Nadene Francis Rastall of Saugatuck, Mich., and William Steven Haney of Miami Shores, Fla.; their mother, Pearl S. Haney; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Contributions in his memory may be made to any of his many civic interests, including the Brownsville Senior Center, the Friends of the Brownsville Community Library, Brownsville Recreation Center, Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, the Linn County Pioneer Memorial Association, or the Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department EMTs program.
A memorial plaque will be installed on the walkway he created at Pioneer Park, and at the request of the city, a public service will be announced to commemorate his service to the area.**
Arrangements are by Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington S.W., Albany, 97321.
Albany Democrat Herald February 20, 2006
**Note:NEITHER of these items ever occured. The family made a request to install a plaque near a garden along the path he had built in Pioneer Park, but it was denied. While Leo left nearly $100,000 to various Brownsville entities and charities - and nearly twice that before his death. The City never acknowledged his contributions; petty little town.
Birth: Sep. 11, 1923
Butterfield
Barry County
Missouri, USA
Death: Feb. 15, 2006
Albany
Linn County
Oregon, USA
Sept. 11, 1923 - Feb. 15, 2006
Leo made his transition through this life on Feb. 15, 2006, after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1923 in Butterfield, Mo., the son of Arvil Laffette and Ima Mae (Abrams) Haney. The family moved to Kansas City, Mo. while he was still an infant.
At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic achievement during a six-hour battle against enemy forces in 1944. He retired after 20 years to join the staff of Project Hope as the Medical Equipment Officer in its maiden voyage of the S.S. Hope. Its medical mission was to provide healthcare services throughout Indonesia and Saigon, Vietnam. Upon returning, he settled in Brownsville, where he owned the Brownsville Tavern from 1962 to 1972.
He was a Life Member of the Brownsville Masonic Lodge #36, where he cataloged and documented their 125-year history. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2105 in Harrisburg.
A longtime resident and benefactor of many Brownsville civic projects, he served on the Volunteer Fire Department and the City Council, where he compiled the citys records of the Pioneer Cemetery and assisted in the building of the dance pavilion in the city park. In 1986, Leo organized the hospital equipment program for the Masonic Lodge and managed it for many years and served as treasurer on the founding board of directors for the Town and Country Medical Center. He established the Brownsville Masonic Memorial Trust Fund and the Arlene L. (Zimmerman) Haney Scholarship Fund after his late wife from 1975 to 1991.
An avid gardener and master wood carver, his intricately carved canes and walking sticks were on display at the Corvallis Art Center in 1993.
In 1999, he donated funds to the city to be used for the construction of a cement walkway for visitors to Pioneer Park.
Leo asked for no services to be held and no flowers and requested that his elements not be locked away, but instead be spread to the winds so that they can soar above Brownsville, encouraging the growth of other life.
He is survived by his wife and companion, Sylvia Opal Haney of Brownsville; his sister, Martha Green of Oklahoma; his brother, Fred Writesman of Wisconsin; his three children, Arlene Louise Mallek of Crown Point, Ind., Nadene Francis Rastall of Saugatuck, Mich., and William Steven Haney of Miami Shores, Fla.; their mother, Pearl S. Haney; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Contributions in his memory may be made to any of his many civic interests, including the Brownsville Senior Center, the Friends of the Brownsville Community Library, Brownsville Recreation Center, Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, the Linn County Pioneer Memorial Association, or the Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department EMTs program.
A memorial plaque will be installed on the walkway he created at Pioneer Park, and at the request of the city, a public service will be announced to commemorate his service to the area.**
Arrangements are by Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington S.W., Albany, 97321.
Albany Democrat Herald February 20, 2006
**Note:NEITHER of these items ever occured. The family made a request to install a plaque near a garden along the path he had built in Pioneer Park, but it was denied. While Leo left nearly $100,000 to various Brownsville entities and charities - and nearly twice that before his death. The City never acknowledged his contributions; petty little town.
Butterfield
Barry County
Missouri, USA
Death: Feb. 15, 2006
Albany
Linn County
Oregon, USA
Sept. 11, 1923 - Feb. 15, 2006
Leo made his transition through this life on Feb. 15, 2006, after a brief illness. He was born Sept. 11, 1923 in Butterfield, Mo., the son of Arvil Laffette and Ima Mae (Abrams) Haney. The family moved to Kansas City, Mo. while he was still an infant.
At the age of 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was awarded a Bronze Star for heroic achievement during a six-hour battle against enemy forces in 1944. He retired after 20 years to join the staff of Project Hope as the Medical Equipment Officer in its maiden voyage of the S.S. Hope. Its medical mission was to provide healthcare services throughout Indonesia and Saigon, Vietnam. Upon returning, he settled in Brownsville, where he owned the Brownsville Tavern from 1962 to 1972.
He was a Life Member of the Brownsville Masonic Lodge #36, where he cataloged and documented their 125-year history. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2105 in Harrisburg.
A longtime resident and benefactor of many Brownsville civic projects, he served on the Volunteer Fire Department and the City Council, where he compiled the citys records of the Pioneer Cemetery and assisted in the building of the dance pavilion in the city park. In 1986, Leo organized the hospital equipment program for the Masonic Lodge and managed it for many years and served as treasurer on the founding board of directors for the Town and Country Medical Center. He established the Brownsville Masonic Memorial Trust Fund and the Arlene L. (Zimmerman) Haney Scholarship Fund after his late wife from 1975 to 1991.
An avid gardener and master wood carver, his intricately carved canes and walking sticks were on display at the Corvallis Art Center in 1993.
In 1999, he donated funds to the city to be used for the construction of a cement walkway for visitors to Pioneer Park.
Leo asked for no services to be held and no flowers and requested that his elements not be locked away, but instead be spread to the winds so that they can soar above Brownsville, encouraging the growth of other life.
He is survived by his wife and companion, Sylvia Opal Haney of Brownsville; his sister, Martha Green of Oklahoma; his brother, Fred Writesman of Wisconsin; his three children, Arlene Louise Mallek of Crown Point, Ind., Nadene Francis Rastall of Saugatuck, Mich., and William Steven Haney of Miami Shores, Fla.; their mother, Pearl S. Haney; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Contributions in his memory may be made to any of his many civic interests, including the Brownsville Senior Center, the Friends of the Brownsville Community Library, Brownsville Recreation Center, Brownsville Pioneer Cemetery, the Linn County Pioneer Memorial Association, or the Brownsville Volunteer Fire Department EMTs program.
A memorial plaque will be installed on the walkway he created at Pioneer Park, and at the request of the city, a public service will be announced to commemorate his service to the area.**
Arrangements are by Fisher Funeral Home, 306 Washington S.W., Albany, 97321.
Albany Democrat Herald February 20, 2006
**Note:NEITHER of these items ever occured. The family made a request to install a plaque near a garden along the path he had built in Pioneer Park, but it was denied. While Leo left nearly $100,000 to various Brownsville entities and charities - and nearly twice that before his death. The City never acknowledged his contributions; petty little town.
Gravesite Details
Leo pre-arranged his cremation and requested that that his elements not be locked away, but instead be spread to the winds, encouraging things to grow.
