Leland L. Hope

Leland L. Hope, 93, of Winterset died Monday, March 14, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare of Winterset where Pastor Scott O’Conner will officiate. A visitation will be held from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Ochiltree Funeral Service where the family will be present to receive friends from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.. Burial will be in the Gordon Cemetery, Lincoln Township, Madison County and memorials may be directed to the Winterset Community Church or Calvary Baptist Church of St. Charles. On-line condolences may be directed to the family at www.ochiltree.com. Leland Lewis Hope was born January 7, 1918 in Topeka, Kansas, the son of Claude W. and Grace E. (Bordon) Hope. He attended school at Buffalo Center School in Scott Township, Madison County until graduating from the 8th grade. He attended and graduated from Winterset High School in 1935. Later he served in the United States Army during World War II serving in the Pacific Theater from 1941 to 1946. His marriage to Mary L. Ball took place in Winterset on April 6, 1948. To this union two children, Bryce and Bonita were born and they were married for 63 years. Leland worked as a brick mason for 20 years, as well as working as a janitor and bus driver for the Winterset Public Schools. He also worked as a custodian at the Madison County Court House and was a grounds keeper for the Lakeview Country Club and City of Winterset, maintaining the Winterset City Park. When he retired he continued to work maintaining several country cemeteries mowing during the summer months. He attended the Winterset Community Church. Leland loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and searching for morel mushrooms. He also loved ice cream and eating chocolate but most of all he loved any time spent with his family. He is survived by his wife, Mary; his son, Bryce and his wife, Marla; his daughter, Bonita Bunton and her husband, Jim all of Winterset; 2 grandchildren, Wesly (Shantelle) Hope and Leah (Merlyn) Faris and 2 great granddaughters, Zoe and Ava Hope. Leland was preceded in death by his parents and nine siblings; Claude Hope, Irene McCollum, Ralph Hope, Gertrude Mapes, Helen Tolley, Harold Hope, Dorothy Knight, Donald Hope and Edna Addy.