Mass of Christian Burial for Leonard “Spike” Yosten was held at 10:00 AM
Saturday, June 22, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster. A
Rosary/Vigil was held 6:00 PM Friday at Sacred Heart Church with Fr. Ken
Robinson officiating. Services were directed by McCoy Funeral Home of Muenster.
Mr. Yosten died on June 19, 2013 at Muenster Memorial Hospital.
Born December 19, 1913 in Muenster, Spike was the fourth of nine children of
Robert and Agnes (Swirczynski) Yosten. Spike was raised on a farm near Muenster.
He attended Sacred Heart School.
Leonard “Spike” and Frances “Girlie” were married July 27, 1942 at Sacred Heart
Church. They were the parents of 2 sons and 3 daughters. Spike started work for
Trumter Petroleum Corporation in 1937. He worked his way up to Assistant
Superintendent in 1950, and General Superintendent in 1961, a position he held
until retirement in 1985 after 47 years.
Spike loved to travel, to tinker with motors, to garden and to play sheephead
with family.
Survivors include his daughters and sons in law: Susie and David Bullion of
Austin, TX, Debbie and Stuart Bradford of Austin, TX, Diane and Jim Grewing of
Muenster, TX, his sons and daughter-in-law: David Yosten of Plano, TX and John
and Pat Yosten of Muenster, TX: brother: Lee Roy “Buddy” Yosten of Muenster.
There are 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death
by his wife, Girlie, parents, Robert and Agnes (Swirczynski) Yosten, 2 sisters:
Angeline Reiter and Dorothy Holland; brothers: Al Yosten, Stan Yosten, Paul
Yosten, Martin Yosten, and Larry Yosten; and daughter-in-law: Susie Yosten.
Pallbearers were: Terry Yosten, Aaron Grewing, Michael Grewing, Jackson
Bradford, Ted Yosten, Paula Yosten, Sam Bradford, and Shane Bullion.
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