Leon Frank Schenker

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Leon Frank Schenker

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Birthplace: Flawil, Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Death: May 17, 2017 (91-92)
Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Frank Joseph Schenker and Anna Schenker
Husband of Private
Father of Sandra Capell; Private and Private
Brother of Private and Marguerite A. "Marge" Snider

Occupation: Artist, college professor
Managed by: Erica Howton
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About Leon Frank Schenker

From http://wakeforestgazette.com/obituaries-170/

Leon Frank Schenker, Raleigh

Leon Frank Schenker, 92, passed away on Saturday May 13, 2017. He was born in Flawil, Switzerland to the late Frank Joseph Schenker and Anna Meader.

Mr. Schenker was a college professor and artist. He showed his paintings at numerous galleries in New York, Ohio and North Carolina.

A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Pine Forest Memorial Gardens in Wake Forest.

Mr. Schenker, a World War II veteran, is survived by his wife, Catherine Cook Schenker; daughters, Susan Schenker (Kevin Suggs) of Miramar, Florida and Cyndy Ratcliffe (Dan) of Wake Forest; and sisters, Marguerite Snider of Massapequa, New York, and Lucy Darling of Wooster, Ohio. Leon was preceded in death by his daughter, Sandra Schenker Capell.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the PMP Research Foundation @ www.acpmp.org.

A service of Bright Funeral Home, 405 South Main Street, Wake Forest, NC 27587. (919-556-5811)

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Leon Frank Schenker's Timeline

1925
1925
Flawil, Wil, St. Gallen, Switzerland
1966
May 28, 1966
Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States
2017
May 17, 2017
Age 92
Wake Forest, Wake County, North Carolina, United States