Leon Treptow

Leon H. Treptow, 81, of Frederika and formerly of Sumner and Oran, Iowa, died Friday evening, April 17, 2026, at Ravenwood Specialty Care in Waterloo, Iowa.

Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, Iowa.
Graveside Service: 11:00 A.M. Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Hazleton, Iowa with military honors by the Messerer-Fox American Legion Post #92 Honor Guard, of Westgate, Iowa.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com

Leon Harold Treptow was born February 14, 1945, in Oelwein, the son of Harold Henry and Loretta Emma (Wolfgram) Treptow. In 1963, he graduated from West Central High School in Maynard, Iowa. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, where he was stationed in Thailand. On January 10, 1971, he was united in marriage to Barbara Jean Buhr at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Leon farmed in the Oran area for many years. He was a member of the Messerer-Fox American Legion Post #92 of Westgate. Leon enjoyed hunting, fishing, tractor pulls with his 88 Oliver, stock car races and playing cards.

Leon is survived by his wife: Barbara Treptow of Frederika; 4 children: Dacari (Lynn) Palmer of Winthrop, Kathy (Doug) Hron of Polk City, Kelli (Tim) Kauffman of Frederika and Keith Treptow of Oran; 8 grandchildren: Charity (Dani) Elliott, Cassandra (Adam) Broghammer, Chase (Bella) Palmer, Wayne Kauffman, Jesse Kauffman, Carly Hron, Katrina Treptow and Aiden Treptow; 5 great grandchildren: Holden, Eulalia, Lilyana, Maxton and River; 6 siblings: Russ (JoAnn) Treptow of Maynard, Barbara Rocarek of Cedar Rapids, Maxine Buhr of Cedar Falls, Larry (Linda) Treptow of Oelwein, Betty (Don) Priebe of Kansas City, Missouri; and Shirley Barker of Oelwein; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-law: Edward Rocarek, Jr.