LeRoy W. McCluskey, 73 of Elkhorn, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015, at Holton Manor in Elkhorn. He was born on March 30, 1942, the son of Raymond and Ethel (McCauley) McCluskey. LeRoy was united in marriage to Constance Smith on Dec. 14, 1963, working most of his career as a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by his beloved Connie Sue just 293 days ago. Together they are survived by seven children, Christopher (Bernadette) Wagner, Terri (Steven) Bain, Gary (Susan) Wagner, Pat (Gayla) McCluskey, Yvonne (Chris) Morgan, Mike (Lynne) McCluskey, and Michelle (Lenny) Shilts; 17 grandchildren, Luke Wagner, Erika (Jenn) Wagner-Martin, Serena Blanchette, Kristin Bain, Whittney (Tom) O’Neill, Mac Wagner, Morgan, Kendall, and Brendan McCluskey, Ben and Sarah Morgan, Lauren and Shawn McCluskey, and Michael, Rachel, Shannon, and Ryan Shilts; and four great-grandchildren, Lydia, Nya, Caden, and Audrey.
LeRoy is also survived by a brother, Eugene (Mary) McCluskey, and three sisters, Kathleen (Duane) Cooper, Patricia Disselhorst, and Sharon Roessler. He was further preceded in death by a brother, Arthur (Linda) McCluskey, an infant son, and grandchild, Nick Langheinrich.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 29, 2015, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, 107 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn, with the Rev. Oriol Regales officiating. The family will receive friends from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday at Haase-Lockwood & Associates Funeral Home in Elkhorn. Interment will be at Roselawn Cemetery.
An online guestbook is available at haaselockwoodfhs.com.
