IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Leroy K.

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Huff

November 29, 1936 – June 25, 2010

Obituary

Leroy K. Huff, 73, of Oma, died Friday, June 25, 2010, in Hurley.      He was born Nov. 29, 1936, in Libertyville, Ill., son of the late Keith and Eureka (Schotanus) Huff, and attended grade school in Roundout, Ill. and Pleasant Prairie,  and high school in Kenosha and Libertyville.      He worked on construction in Arlington Heights, Ill., and was employed as a truck driver for an excavating company in Libertyville and with Peter Baker and Son Black Topping and Excavating in Roundout. He then served stateside in the U.S. Army for six months, and moved to Oma in Dec. 1970, working as a mechanic for area logging contractors until his retirement in 1993.      Leroy enjoyed working on stock cars.      He married Mary Brooks on Aug. 5, 1960. They later divorced.      Surviving are two sons, Michael and Gary, and a daughter, Lori (Dan) Penrose, all of Hurley; and five grandchildren, Shannon, Ryan, Kayla, Tyler and Allison.      Besides his parents, Leroy was preceded in death by a special friend and companion, Madonna Connell, on Sept. 19, 2009.      In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place.      A memorial gathering in celebration of Leroy's life will be held Saturday, July 10, from 1 to 4 p.m., at Bernie's Hideaway in Iron Belt.      To view Leroy's obituary online, sign the guestbook and express condolences, visit mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements are with   McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
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