Leander J. Lefeber, age 93, formerly of Fond du Lac and rural St. Cloud "St. Joe", entered into his Heavenly home with his loving family at his side on Thursday October 2, 2014 at the Villa Loretto Nursing Home in Mount Calvary. Leander was born March 25, 1921, in the town of Marshfield to the late Stephen & Cecelia (Muellenbach) Lefeber. On October 27, 1951, he married Dorothy Hackbarth at St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Joe. The couple farmed on the Lefeber homestead in the St. Joe area their entire married lives and he also was employed at Mercury Marine for 31 years. Dorothy proceded him in death on December 23, 2012. Leander was a member of St. Isidore Parish-St. Joseph Church. Survivors include his five children, Gary (Jane) Lefeber of Eden, David Lefeber and his special friend, Donna LaRue, of Sheboygan, Dennis "Bear" (Mary Jo) Lefeber of St. Peter, Kevin (Janet) Lefeber of St. Cloud, and Lee Ann (Jeff) Gerner of Fond du Lac; 13 grandchildren, Katie (Ryan) Donahue, Dr. Tim Lefeber, Meghan Lefeber, Kevin Lefeber, Becky Lefeber, Jacque Lefeber, Amanda Lefeber, Terri Lefeber, Andy (Carla) Lefeber, Angie Lefeber (fiance' Dan Smith), Laura Lefeber, Josh Gerner, and Jacob Gerner; a brother, Roger Lefeber of Campbellsposrt,; his sisters, Lucille (Robert) Dassow of Cottage Grove, MN, Agnes Malson of Fond du Lac, Helen Kornetzke of Kiel; his in-laws, George Hackbarth of Fond du Lac, Bill Hackbarth of rural St. Cloud "Armstrong", Janet Flitter of Campbellsport, Viola Hackbarth of Fond du Lac, Rose Hackbarth of Fond du Lac, Ivan Vorderbruggen of West Bend. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at St. Isidore Parish-Holy Cross Church, 308 County Road W in Mount Calvary. Rev. Gary Wegner OFM Cap and Rev. Oliver Bambenek OFM Cap will concelebrate. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in St. Joe. Family and friends may call at the St. Isidore Parish-Holy Cross Church in Mount Calvary on Tuesday afternoon from 4:00-5:45 PM. For additional information, please contact the Sippel Funeral Home in St. Cloud (920) 999-2291 or visit www.sippelfuneralhome.net