Fourth Generation

52. Leonard RUECKHEIM Sr. died on 11 August 1983.³⁶

Leonard RUECKHEIM Sr. and Marcia Joyce HOLE were married on 9 November 1958.^21,37 Marcia Joyce HOLE, daughter of Aj. Loren HOLE and Marcelite E. COOPER, was born on 17 May 1941 in Richland Center, Richland County, WI.³⁷ She died on 31 May 2021 at the age of 80 in Ontario, Vernon County, WI.³⁷ Obituary Notes: "Marcia Joyce (Hole) Rueckheim, 80, of Ontario passed away at her home on Monday, May 31, 2021. She was born on May 17, 1941, to Aj Loren Hole and Marcelite E. (Cooper) Hole in Richland Center.

Marcia married Leonard Rueckheim Jr. on November 9, 1958, and they farmed in Ontario, WI. for many years. Marcia’s husband passed away in 1983 and she continued to farm and raise her children after his passing. Marcia loved her family.

She also like to watch mystery and western shows along with Hallmark movies. She loved to read romance/intrigue books and she liked doing search word puzzles. Marcia was a member of Homemakers Club and Ladies Aid at St. Matthew’s Church.

Marcia was preceded in death by her parents, 2 sisters (Jackie, Patricia) her husband Leonard who died on August 11, 1983, a daughter Rebecca Joy who followed her Daddy in death on January 2, 1984, her son-in-law Jim Hammond on August 4, 2011, and a granddaughter Rebekah on October 1, 1994.

Marcia is survived by 12 children, 22 grandchildren, 2 step granddaughters, a foster grandson, and 4 great-grandchildren. Her descendants are as follows; Leonard Roy (Dana) Rueckheim,  Roy’s son Nathan (Ellyn), their daughter Adaly and Roy’s daughter Miranda; Rita Hammond; Peggy (Naasson) Brown and their children Lydia, Andrew, Samuel and Chloe; Linda (Robert) Rae, their son Justin, his son Colton Olson, and their son Trevor, with his daughter Phoebe Rae- Tirado, and their foster son, Lawrence Perkins-Landry; Michael (Erica) Rueckheim, and their daughter Ashley (Courtney) Labeause with their daughter Riley and Mike and Erica’s son Patrick; Amy (David) Gruber and their children Meredith, Brian, Jared, Kyle, and Adam; Barbara (Kenneth) Witt;  Thomas (Erin) Rueckheim and their children, Jesse, Evan, Ethan, and AnnaGale; Matthew (Laura) Rueckheim and their daughter, Catherine (Bobby) Anderson and son Avery; Jacob Rueckheim; Chad (Keri-Ann) Rueckheim with her daughters, Aubri and Alayna Cuarenta and their son Beau; and Sarah (Trevor) McDonnell."

Leonard RUECKHEIM Sr. and Marcia Joyce HOLE had the following children: