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Leone E.

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Voight

February 17, 1932 – February 6, 2012

Obituary

Leone E. Voight, 79, of Mercer, Wis., died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Ironwood.      The former Leone Layman was born Feb. 17, 1932, in Mercer, daughter of the late Charles and Susan (Pemble) Layman, and graduated from Mercer High School in 1950.      She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Mercer, and enjoyed woodcarving, painting and fishing. She especially enjoyed spending time with her family.      On June 3, 1950, Leone was married to Albert E. Voight at the Church of the Nazarene in Mercer. He survives.      Also surviving are a son, Charles (Jacalyn), Ladysmith, Wis., and daughter, Linda Wilhelm, Ironwood; two grandchildren, Brenda (Todd) McCormick, Mercer, and Victoria Wilhelm, Ironwood; four great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Frederick "Fritz" (Sylvia) Layman, Mercer; a sister, Ardith Nass, Windom, Minn.; and numerous nieces, nephews, and brothers-and-sisters-in-law.      Besides her parents, Leone was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Susan Wilhelm, in 1976; brothers, Charles, Arvid, Robert and Nyle Layman; and sisters, Lila Rossener, Lillian Otto and Myrtle Schildt.        Out of respect for her wishes, cremation has taken place.      Memorial services will be held Friday, May 18, at 11 a.m., preceded by visitation at 10 a.m., at the Church of the Nazarene in Mercer, with the Rev. Kitty Schwanke, pastor, officiating.      Committal and interment will follow in the Mercer Cemetery.      Lunch will be served at the church immediately upon return from the cemetery.      Leone's obituary can be viewed online and condolences given to her family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Sevices of Ironwood.
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