William Lee "Butch" Leininger Obituary (1943 - 2020)

William Lee "Butch" Leininger, 76, of Le Roy, passed away at 12:10 P.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy. Pastor D.S. Ratley will officiate. Interment will be in Frankeberger Cemetery, Ellsworth. Visitation will be from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday, January 27, 2020, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Hospital, the American Heart Association or Wounded Warrior Project. Mr. Leininger was born July 4, 1943, in Bloomington, Illinois, to William and Elizabeth Hafley Leininger. He married Dorothy Jean Norman on November 6, 1981. She passed away August 31, 2000. Survivors include his daughter, Lee Ann Leininger; stepson, Gregory S. Norman; and one grandson, Austin Leininger all of Le Roy. Also surviving are three sisters, Judy Howard of Decatur, Melody Reynolds of Rantoul and Linda (Roger) Hagar of Bloomington; three brothers, Jerry (Cyndy) Leininger of Bloomington, Gordon (Janice) Leininger of North Carolina and Don (Helene) Leininger of Florida. He was preceded in death by two infant children by a previous marriage; a brother, Ronnie Leininger; his father, William Leininger; his mother, Elizabeth Gulley; stepmother, Evelyn Leininger; stepfather, Bill Gulley; and paternal and maternal grandparents. William was in the pest control business for over 40 years and owned his own pest control business since 1992. He was a member of the Bloomington Masonic Lodge #43. He was a loving father and Grandpa. He was a friend to everyone and never knew a stranger. His Christian faith was strong and he loved the Lord. Heaven's gates opened wide and received another angel the day you passed. He will be deeply missed.