Behn, Leona M

1920 - 2016  (95 years)

• Name	Behn, Leona M
  Born	25 Dec 1920	Birnamwood, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _FSFTID	GS3K-Q11
  _UID	BA1F42502B1A4A5C9702F697A351EEEA4821
  Died	10 Jul 2016	Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Buried	Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I2272	We Are Three Lakes - the people file | Descendants of Johan Szczepaniak and Petronella Rybarczyk
  Last Modified	5 Jun 2019

  
  

  Father	Behn, Louis,   b. Unknown ,   d. Unknown
  Mother	Reissmann, Helena Otelia,   b. 19 May 1890, Birnamwood, Shawano, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 6 Mar 1983, Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F676	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Moes, Bernard James,   d. 11 Sep 1969, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA
  Married	22 Feb 1941	Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Moes, Gary,   d. 9 Apr 1961, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   2. Moes, Robert,   d. 21 Nov 2002, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Brown, Clifford O,   b. 28 Apr 1924, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 22 Apr 2008, Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	19 May 1973	Rhinelander, Oneida, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2024
  Family ID	F675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leona M. Moes Brown formerly of Rhinelander, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Friendly Village with her family at her side at the age of 95. Leona was born in Birnamwood, Wisconsin on December 25, 1920, to Louis and Helena (Reissman) Behn. She attended a one room school house in Aniwa. Leona moved to Rhinelander at the age of fifteen where she lived with an uncle. She was employed at a small restaurant on Brown Street in Rhinelander.  Leona was united in marriage to Bernard James Moes at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on February 22, 1941. The couple would have six children raising them in a home on Margaret Street. In 1944 Leona and Bernard purchased the Waffle Shop in downtown Rhinelander which became known as Bernie’s Waffle Shop. They owned this business until 1969 when Leona’s husband Bernard passed away.  On May 19, 1973, Leona was united in marriage to Clifford Brown. Leona was employed as a Nurse’s Aide at St. Mary’s Hospital and later was employed by the Rhinelander School District working in the cafeteria.  Leona enjoyed fishing, traveling, bowling, snowmobiling, playing bingo, and traveling on cruises. Leona loved being a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and took great pride in all of her family’s accomplishments.  She was a member of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, V.F.W. Auxiliary, Snow Bunnies Snowmobiling Club and had been a member of a bowling league.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands; Bernard Moes on September 11, 1969, and Clifford Brown on April 22, 2008, two sons; Gary Moes on April 9, 1961, Robert “Screamin Bob” Moes on November 21, 2002, step-daughter; Tonya Brown in 1973, step-son; Jeffery Brown in 1968 and son-in-law; Thomas Kinnaird in 2011.  Interment will immediately follow at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Find A Grave Memorial, Memorial 166836866.