Leanore Elizabeth Krom, 104, of North Manchester, Indiana, formerly of rural Urbana, died at 9:20 am, Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Timbercrest Healthcare in North Manchester. She was born September 27, 1915 in Wabash County, Indiana to Bert and Nora (Ebbinghouse) Ogden.
Leanore first married Joe Carroll on January 30, 1938; he died on June 1, 1958. She then married Hubert Krom in Wabash County on October 4, 1963; he died November 28, 2012. She was a member of the Roann Christian Church, where she played the piano and organ, and was a former member of the Ijamesville United Methodist Church. She and her husband Joe owned Carroll Sundries in Laketon, Indiana from 1947-1958, and she was a piano teacher in her home 40 years. She also volunteered at the Roann Library, and the Wabash Hospital Gift Shop. She enjoyed playing the piano and organ and played them beautifully, and also enjoyed gardening and reading.
She is survived by two children, Lynn (Daniel) Knee of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Jim (Carol) Krom of North Manchester, daughter-in-law, Nancy Krom of Wabash, eight grandchildren, Erin (Mike) Dougherty of Novi, Michigan, Chris (Bev) Krom of Panhandle, Texas, Tony (Rosie) Krom, Terry (Carla) Krom, and Todd (Lisa) Krom, all of Wabash, Ken (Carla) Krom of Liberty, Indiana, Jeff (Kaye) Krom of Roann, and Jennifer McWilliams of Ludington, Michigan, many great grandchildren, many great great grandchildren, and her sister, Bertha Butterbaugh of North Manchester. She was also preceded in death by her parents, son Jack Krom, grandson, Mark Knee, great grandson Joshua Krom, 1 brother, and 5 sisters.
Funeral services will be 2:30 pm Friday, November 29, 2019 at Timbercrest Chapel, 2201 East Street, North Manchester, with Pastor Kent Harting and Chaplain Laura Stone officiating. Burial will be in Laketon Cemetery, Laketon. Friends may call 1:00 – 2:30 pm Friday at Timbercrest Chapel. Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave. Wabash.
Preferred memorials are Roann Christian Church or Ijamesville United Methodist Church.
The memorial guest book for Leanore may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.