It is with deep sorrow and much love that the family mourns the passing
of Joseph Robert LeClair of Norton, Kansas on November 7, 2021 at the
age of 27.
Joseph was born on November 18, 1993 at 9:35 pm at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska to Starla and Jeff LeClair. He
was baptized at the United Methodist Church in Edmond Ks.
Joseph attended grade school at Eisenhower Elementary in Norton,
Kansas. He attended Junior High in Norton and participated in football,
basketball and ran hurdles and long jumped in track. Joseph attended
High School in Norton for his Freshman, Sophomore and Senior year
participating in basketball and track and field. Joseph's junior year he
lived in Sublette Kansas attending Sublette HS and played basketball.
His family remembers that during a game in Sublette he broke his nose
and ended up in the ER. This year was also the days Joseph sported the
Mohawk. Joseph graduated from high school in 2012. Joseph attended for a
short time Fort Hays State University and NCKTC in Hays majoring in
business.
Joseph was currently employed by Tim and Dave Sprigg on Bullseye
Ranch and D&C Cattle Company in Norton, KS. He spent years prior
working for his Grandpa Joe on Sproul Farms in Edmond, KS.
Joseph enjoyed this past summer on the lake fishing in his boat. He
was a lover of all animals. He was in the process having a friend help
him break his horse Daisy. He also had Dolly who was a dog he rescued,
that lives at his grandparents farm in Edmond Kansas.
He loved spending time with family and was an excellent model for
his Neice Natalee, so she could practice her makeup skills. Joseph had a
knack to take any situation and make you laugh or smile. He lived with a
big heart and was always willing to help anybody in their time of need.
Joseph helped his Grandpa Joe tend to the Edmond Cemetery. He also
helped them garden and plant the flower beds at their farm.
His cousin Jeremy stated that he was the tallest member of our family.
He will be dearly missed by his friends at Freedom of Choice in Norton Kansas.
He will be lovingly remembered by his parents Starla LeClair of
Norton and his father Jeff and Kristy LeClair of Norton; grandparents:
Joe & Kandi Sproul of Edmond, KS and Judith LeClair of Duluth, MN;
sisters: Danielle and Jared VonFeldt of Hays, KS and Courtney and Noah
Killip of Overland Park KS; nieces: Natalee and Emilee Vonfeldt and
Novah Killip; aunts and uncles: Stacie and Jerry Harder of Salina, KS,
Greg Sproul of Edmond, KS, Julie and Greg Braun of Port Charlotte, FL
and Judy and Gerald Pantel Mesa, AZ; as well as numerous relatives and
friends.
He was proceeded in death by his maternal great-grandma, Roxie Starr
Getty, maternal grandparents: Lloyd and Glenna Sproul and James and
Lovene Comstock and paternal grandfather, Joseph Robert LeClair.
A memorial service will be held 2:30 pm Saturday, November 13, 2021
at Plumer-Gobber Funeral Home, Norton. A reception will be held
following the service at the Bullseye Event Center, Norton. Visiation
will be from 1-2:30 pm also at the funeral home. Memorial contributions
may be made using the go fund me account set up at
https://gofund.me/e01c8c48 or at The Bank in Norton, to help with
funeral expenses. Condolences may be left at www.plumergobber.com