Schaneman, LeRoy, July 30, 1925- Feb. 25, 2011 Scottsbluff Star Herald Scottsbluff , NE 27 Feb 2011 LeRoy Schaneman, 85, of Gering, died Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff. His funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 2, at Central Church of Christ in Gering with Pastor Lyle Heinbauch officiating. Interment will follow at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering with military honors provided by Nebraska Army National Guard. Friends may visit from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Gering Memorial Chapel in Gering. A memorial has been established to the Diabetes Association . Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.geringchapel.com LeRoy was born July 30, 1925, at Minatare, to George and Marie (Dahlinger) Schoeneman. He received his education at country schools including Victory Hill and Longfellow Schools. He being the oldest was then needed to work on the farm to help support the family. He served in the United States Army during World War II, from March 8, 1944 to May 31, 1946. LeRoy was one day out of Scotland when World War II ended and he many times would tease that when Hitler saw LeRoy coming he gave up and committed suicide. He visited a concentration camp and thought what kind of world I live in. One of his jobs was to confiscate guns out of homes in Germany. LeRoy married Mona Mae Louis in 1947 and had two children, Michael and Tamara. He married Mary Jo Wilson May 6, 1962, at Central Church of Christ by Pastor Howard Roseberry. They had two children Michelle and Kevin. He was a member of Central Church of Christ and VFW. Survivors include his wife Mary Jo Schaneman; children, Michael (Domaris) Schaneman, Tamara (Darrell) Taylor, Michelle (Timothy) Perkins, and Kevin (Kari) Schaneman; grandchildren, Tara, Cristine, James, Jennifer, Nikkole, Joshua, Cory, Alyssa, Heather, and Dustin; great-grandchildren, Mallorie, Riley, Brock, and Savannah; brothers and sisters, Florence Kasza, Don (Eunice) Schoeneman, Robert Schoeneman, Lorraine Conrad, Richard (Pepé) Schaneman, Martha (Rev. Arthur) Siegfried, Frances Johnson, and Barbara (Jerry) Tallman; aunts, Martha Dolberg, Ruth Jones and Frieda Goss; and many cousins. LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents, and numerous aunts and uncles.