Monday, January 16th, 2023
LeRoy Art
LeRoy Henry Art, 89, of Fort Wayne passed away on Monday, December 19, 2022.
He was born on December 9, 1933, in Celina, Ohio, a son of the late Henry and Lucina (Rammel) Art.
He was a graduate of Immaculate Conception High School. He served in the US Army in Nuremberg, Germany from 1956 until 1958 and was a member of the AMVETS. He was a member of Brewery Collectables Club of America since 1975 and a founding member of the Three Rivers Chapter, serving as President for many years. He worked at International Harvester/Navistar for 30 years before retiring in 1991.
Surviving family include his children, Christina (Russ) Hollingsworth, Joseph (Brenda) Art; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and the families of Steve, Mark, and Sherry Kamphues. Surviving siblings are Robert Art, Ralph Art, Clara Forsthoefel, and Jeannie Gebele.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in passing by his former wife, Marthann (Fortkamp) Riesen as well as his long-time partner of many years, Patricia Kamphues; and his siblings, John Art, Catherine Byerly, Mary Hundley, Ruth Grieshop, and James Art.
Memorial Service will be at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 21 at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 6750 Covington Road, Fort Wayne with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 10:00 a.m. Inurnment will follow the services at Greenlawn Memorial Park, Ft. Wayne.
Memorials may be made to Amvets Post 33 at 6620 Koester Drive, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46819.
Condolences and memories may be left online at www.greenlawnmpfh.com.
