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Obituary- Dohrman, Leo 1

Leo “Lee” Dohrman
ST. MARYS - St. Marys- Leo “Lee” Dohrman, 93, St. Marys, passed away Monday, April 18, 2005, at St. Marys Community Hospital.
Lee was a farmer/stockman for more than 70 years. He owned and operated various farms in Pottawatomie and Jackson counties.
He was born Feb. 13, 1912, on a farm near St. Marys in Wabaunsee County, the son of John Richard and Mary Veronica Brunin Dohrman.
He attended his early years of school at Immaculate Conception. Later, after retiring from the war, he attended a GI farm school. He was a member of the Farmer’s Union Coop for many years. He lived his entire life in the surrounding St. Marys community.
Lee faithfully served his country almost nine years. He was a member of the Kansas National Guard and served in the Army during World War II. In 1944 he was deployed to the European theatre of operations and was honorably discharged in 1945. He was a member of American Legion Post No. 0058 in Topeka.
He entered into marriage with Patricia Hennessey on April 30, 1949, at Assumption Catholic Church in Topeka. They celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1999.
Lee was a lifelong member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus Council No. 657, both in St. Marys.
Surviving are his wife, Patricia, of the home; two sons, Jack Hennessey, Pleasant Hill, Mo., and Richard Dohrman, Delia; a daughter, Janice “Jan” Dohrman, Topeka; four sisters, Germaine Durow and Catherine Reilly, both of Topeka, Margaret Tomson, Delia, and Dolores Floersch, Rossville; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2005, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in St. Marys. He will lie in state after 2 p.m. Friday at Piper Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in St. Marys, where a funeral detail team will conduct military graveside services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and sent in care of the funeral home.
To leave an online note of condolence, go to www.piperfuneralhome.com.

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