Leon Otto Schlosser

September 22, 1933 - October 24, 2020

Leon Otto Schlosser, 87 of Scott City, Missouri, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 22, 1933 in Kelso, Missouri to Emil Schlosser and Lena Martin Schlosser. He and Ruth Ostendorf were married Jan. 5, 1957 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau. Leon served in the Korean War from Dec. 1953 to Dec. 1955. He retired as a truck driver in 1995. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. He enjoyed fishing, restoring and driving antique tractors and really enjoyed the antique tractor rides. In the winter he enjoyed working puzzles and framing them. He also enjoyed gardening. He belonged to the American Legion Post 3838. Survivors include his wife, Ruth and four daughters; Diane (Wally) Dykas, Debra (Kevin) Murphy, Donna (Greg) Highley and Denise (Cary) Riley; 11 grandchildren, Nathan Dykas, Jana Gumley, Jaris Wagner, Bill and John Murphy, Laura Ryan, Robert and Ryan Highley, Ashley Winder, Lagan and Tory Riley; six great-grandsons. He was preceded in death by his parents and three sisters. Visitation will be Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. A rosary will be prayed at 10:30 a.m. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Mark Binder officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or St. Augustine Catholic Church.