Lance Wesley Leeper, Warsaw, passed away at 8:50 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, at the age of 47.
He was born on May 28, 1971, in Bremen, to Deane and Lanetia Mae Davis Leeper.
Lance was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 35 years. He was a 1989 graduate of Warsaw Community High School and a graduate of ITT Technical Institute.
In his youth he worked at Owen’s Supermarket in Warsaw for many years, and he worked for DePuy in Warsaw for 18 years as a packager.
Lance was a board member for the Warsaw Little League for over 20 years, and served as president. He was a hard worker, avid race fan, loved sprint cars, the Little League park, and an avid Chicago Cubs and Notre Dame fan.
He loved life and will be remembered as a great son, brother, uncle and friend. Even though he was here just a short while, he made a huge impact on the lives of many — he will be dearly missed by all.
He will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Lanetia Mae Christner, Warsaw; father, Deane (wife Sherrie) Leeper, Bourbon; three brothers: Jeff (wife Connie) Christner, Middlebury; Layne (wife Lezlea) Leeper, Bourbon; and Travis Leeper, Bourbon; and four sisters: Stephanie (husband Brian) Salyer, Warsaw; Lyna (husband Jerry) Moriarty, Etna Green; Amy (husband Hager) Holbrook, Tippecanoe; and Layne (husband Kevin) Knight, Fort Wayne. He also leaves behind several nieces and nephews, as well as his best friend, pal and companion, Kahne-Dog.
He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Jerry Joe Christner, on Nov. 9, 2017.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
His funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home and officiated by Pastor Jarod Osborne. Burial will follow with a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorials to Warsaw Little League, P.O. Box 153, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Condolences may be sent at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
