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Personal data Lawrence Henry (Lawrence Henry "Saint") "Saint" Leibrand 

  • Nickname is Saint.
  • He was born on November 29, 1920 in Mountain Lake, Cottonwood Co., MN.
  • He was baptized between 1929 and 1944 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (1st Ref. Chr.).
  • Confirmation of church membership between 1930 and 1944 in Buffalo Ctr., Winnebago Co., IA (1st Ref. Chr.).
  • Emigrated in the year 1928, Mtn. Lk. MN to Spirit Lk. IA.
  • Emigrated in the year 1929, Spirit Lk. IA to Buffalo Ctr. IA.
  • He died on March 13, 2008 in St. Mary's Hosp., Rochester, Olmsted Co., MN, he was 87 years old.
  • He is buried after March 16, 2008 in Buffalo Twp., Winnebago Co., IA (Graceland Cem.).
  • A child of Lee William Leibrand and Grace Asmus
  • This information was last updated on September 23, 2010.

Household of Lawrence Henry (Lawrence Henry "Saint") "Saint" Leibrand

He is married to Mildred R. Heitland.

They got married on October 16, 1944 at Forest City, Winnebago Co., IA, he was 23 years old.

Lawrence Leibrand oo Mildred R. Heitland

Marriage source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg 299 for fact of marriage

Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Trib., vol 117 # 2, 20 Mar 2008, pg. 5 col. 5

"Lawrence Leibrand, 88 ... On October 16, 1944, he was united in marriage to Mildred Heitland in Forest City. ..." <>

Notes about Lawrence Henry (Lawrence Henry "Saint") "Saint" Leibrand

Lawrence Henry "Saint" Leibrand

Source: Leibrand, Ruth, et. al., Celebrate a Century Buffalo Center, Iowa Centennial 1892 - 1992, (Buffalo Center IA, Centennial Book Committee, MCMXCII), pg. 299, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

Is this the Lawrence Leibrand mentioned on pg 344 of the Buffalo Center Centennial book, the son of Lee William & Grace (Asmus) Leibrand, or is he another Lawrence Leibrand?

Obituaries, Buffalo Ctr. (Iowa) Trib., vol 117 # 2, 20 Mar 2008, pg. 5 col. 5

"Lawrence Leibrand, 88

Lawrence Leibrand, age 88 of Buffalo Center, died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services were held on Sunday, March 16 at 2:30 p.m. at Petersen Lund Funeral Home 505 N Clark Street inForest City. Burial will be in the spring at Graceland Cemetery, Buffalo Center.

Lawrence Henry "Saint" Leibrand was born on November 29, 1920 at Mountain Lake, Minnesota, a son of Lee W. and Grace (Asmus) Leibrand. In 1928 the family moved to Spirit Lake, Iowa for a short time before moving to Buffalo Center, Iowain 1929. Lawrence was baptized and confirmed in the Reformed Church of Buffalo Center. He graduated from Buffalo Center High School with the class of 1938.

Lawrence, along with his father Lee, ran a dairy in Buffalo Center for a few years. On October 16, 1944, he was united in marriage to Mildred Heitland in Forest City. the couple made their home in Buffalo Center where they purchased theIce Cream Shop in April of 1945 and ran it for a year. Lawrence then went to work for W.E. Ley Ford dealership in Lakota as a salesman. In 1964 he was selected as a top salesman among the nations's leading Ford dealerships. He latersold feed for the Kerber Milling Company of Emmetsburg, Iowa.

Lawrence loved baseball and was a serious Yankees fam. En enjoyed buying homes and remodeling them. Millie passed passed away of January 5, 1986. Lawrence married Karen Hanson Blanshan Gordon in 1989. She passed away on July 19,2005.

Lawrence is survived by two step-sons, Doublas Blanshan of Albert Lea, Minnesota and David Blanshan of Buffalo Center, one step-daughter Ann Gordon Wenthold and her husband, Chuck of Jefferson, Iowa, three step-grandchildren, Jessica,Adam and Ashley Blanshan of Albert Lea, Minnesota, cousins Elmer "Shorty" Leibrand of Buffalo Center and Dorothy Heesch of Thompson, sister-in-law Ruth Leibrand of Forest City, nephew Les (Belinda) Leibrand of Crystal Lake, IA, niecesNancy (Tom) Bugler of Frederick, MD, Lorrie (Mike) Tritch of Indianola, IA and Patti Jo Leibrand of Fort Dodge, IA, 12 great-nieces and nephews and 8 great-great-nieces and nephews.

Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents, both wives, brother Harold Leibrand in 1994 and sister Lucille Burma in 2007. <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lawrence Henry Leibrand

Grace Asmus
1891-1985

Lawrence Henry Leibrand
1920-2008

1944

Mildred R. Heitland
1918-1986


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Birthday November 29, 1920

  • The temperature on November 29, 1920 was between 0.4 °C and 7.7 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (31%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
    • January 10 » League of Nations Covenant enters into force. On January 16 the organization holds its first council meeting, in Paris.
    • February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
    • February 24 » The Nazi Party (NSDAP) was founded by Adolf Hitler in the Hofbräuhaus beer hall in Munich, Germany
    • May 7 » Morecambe Football Club was founded during a meeting at the West View Hotel on the town's promenade.
    • June 11 » During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".
    • November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.

Day of marriage October 16, 1944

  • The temperature on October 16, 1944 was between 8.8 °C and 14.4 °C and averaged 10.7 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1944: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
    • July 7 » World War II: Largest Banzai charge of the Pacific War at the Battle of Saipan.
    • July 9 » World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government.
    • July 17 » Port Chicago disaster: Near the San Francisco Bay, two ships laden with ammunition for the war explode in Port Chicago, California, killing 320.
    • August 5 » World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
    • October 18 » World War II: Soviet Union begins the liberation of Czechoslovakia from Nazi Germany.
    • December 3 » Greek Civil War: Fighting breaks out in Athens between the ELAS and government forces supported by the British Army.

Day of death March 13, 2008

  • The temperature on March 13, 2008 was between 5.7 °C and 10.5 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 3.2 hours of sunshine (27%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, February 22, 2007 to Thursday, October 14, 2010 the cabinet Balkenende IV, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 2008: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 16.4 million citizens.
    • May 29 » A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
    • June 8 » At least seven people are killed and ten injured in a stabbing spree in Tokyo, Japan.
    • June 11 » The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
    • July 13 » Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
    • September 20 » A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.
    • September 27 » CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.


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