- Date Of Birth: April 22, 1925
- Date Of Death: January 10, 2022
- State: Iowa
Leona B. Hemminger, age 96, of Elk Horn, IA, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Cass Health in Atlantic, IA.
Leona Hemminger, daughter of Earl and Mabel (Crouch) Weems was born April 22, 1925, on the Wooster Farm east of Irwin, Iowa. Leona attended Country School at Jefferson #6 Shelby County. After eighth grade, she went on to graduate from Irwin High School in 1943. She received her teaching certificate by attending summer classes in Atlantic, Iowa. Leona taught rural school for five years. During the summer months, she worked or traveled.
