Birth date: Nov 27, 1944 Death date: Jun 2, 2016
Anthony “Tony” J. Leitgeb, age 71, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Tony was born on November 27, 1944 to Anton and Neoma Leitgeb. In 1965 he married the former Diane Stoel and together they were blessed with 2 children and Read Obituary
Diane Sorry to here about Tony. This is a friend from long ago. Still think of you two every once in a while but lost track of you when I moved to Shelby and moved to the farm with Dale. Good memories of growing up with you on Henry St. and standing up in your wedding and having the kids. God bless and think of the good times when your down. Sorry for your loss again.
Dale and Ruth (Suchon) Wentzloff
Our fondest memories of Tony is as the Helpful Hardware Man at Leitgeb Hardware, our neighborhood hardware. It wasn’t far to travel and smiling Tony was usually able to provide either the item we needed or help, or both. We missed him.
Marilyn and Burrill Colburn.
Diane, Tonj, and Ginger, I am so sad to hear about our loss. All of you were a big part of my growing up. I will always remember Big Tony's gregarious laughter, smile, and antics. He was continually picking on someone which made for good laughter and kept reminding everyone how human we are. I personally liked when he would call Tonj and "dick-stip" and would chuckle afterword :D It was his many ways of parenting and entertaining everyone there to listen.
Even though I have not seen him in years, I am glad to have friended him on facebook and see that he what a great life he has continued.
My heart and mind are with you all.
Stomach (Tim Grinold)
We met Diane and Tony on the Platte Lake Sandbar where we soon found out that Tony was called the "Mayor of the Sandbar"!
At the Sandbar where Mike and several other boat "Captains" were taught by "Mayor Tony" that there's only one kind of anchor -- and all you have to do is " toss it - it will roll, grab and hold".
Our love to Diane and the family . . . . .
Mike & Joey Bozyk
To Tony and his family: I am deeply grieved at Tony's passing recently in Traverse City. We were childhood friends from Lakeside, Muskegon, we went to Bunker elementary and junir high school there. I always remember him and his Dad from the Leitgeb Hardware on McCracken Avenue, where my dad and I used to go and shop for materials to do projects. Tony always was a smiling person and a friend. I remember he asked me to help him and his Dad to deliver sale newspapers by walking around the Lakeside and Glenside neighborhoods, which seemed to be in Autumn. I remember the smell of leaf burning in the air, and the time we spent was so very happy and can never be forgotten. Sometimes I visit the old neighborhoods where we grew up there and the fond memories come back to me. I think this was the first time I ever got paid as a kid to do some thing, and back in the 1950's a couple of dollars was well appreciated. As we grew older, we went to Muskegon High school in 1960-1963, and after that we lost contact until last year. Tony sent me a shore letter with his address and fone neumber and we became re-acquianted again. I met his wife Diane for the first time in the Fall of 2015 at Platte River Cave.I also visited them several times at their Lecanto Florida home, but did not have a chance to visit them when they returned in April 2016. I am sad that I did not have a chance to visit because I myself was in hospital and nursing home in Traverse City, and then Tony was hospitalized in IC and I could not visit.I am deeply grieved and will miss his friendship very much. Thank you, from Art Caden
