Leroy Schnicke

Leroy William Schnicke, age 94, of Orleans, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023 in the emergency room at Sparrow Ionia Hospital. The son of Otto & Lena Matilda (Craft) Schnicke, he was born at home on the family farm on September 1, 1928. On May 10, 1952, in Lansing, he married Mamie Lucille Bogert and together they enjoyed 71 years of marriage and raised two sons. Leroy retired from the former Extruded Metals in Belding, and also farmed and worked as a mechanic. He enjoyed tractors and racing, but found his greatest joy in time spent with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ronnie Lee Schnicke on January 6, 2008; a daughter-in-law, Tammy Jo (Clements) Schnicke on December 17, 2002; two sisters and their husbands, Freda & Russell Martin and Reva & Don Comer; and a brother and his wife, Karl & Mary Schnicke. Surviving are his wife, Mamie Schnicke of Orleans; their son, Dale & Debbie Schnicke of Crystal; seven grandchildren, Melissa & Juan Lopez, Christina & John Christiansen, Stacy & Jeff Schollaert, Dale & Shannon Schnicke II, Ron & Cassie Schnicke, Brandy & Mario Ledesma, and Mamie & Jason Thayer; twenty-one great-grandchildren; fifteen great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Margie & Ernest Bisanz; a brother-in-law, Ned & Sue Bogert; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation is from 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at Christiansen's Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, 511 S. Franklin Street, Greenville, where funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Burial will follow at Woodard Lake Cemetery, Orleans. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Christiansen's Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville, 616-754-5638. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Leroy Schnicke, please visit our flower store.