Obituary of Leo Schweickhard

February 23, 2012. Survived by his wife, Dorothy (Rypma) Schweickhard; daughter, Georgia (Eric) Withey; grandsons, Matthew & Jacob Withey; sister, Wilma O'Brien; brother-in-law, Richard (Jackie) Rypma; several nieces & nephews. Leo was a charter member of both the West Bloomfield & Ionia Fire Departments. He was the commissioner of the Ogden Parma Fire District for 15 years. Leo was also a member of the Ferris Goodrich American Legion Post #330. Leo's visitation will be held on 2-4 PM on Sunday at the funeral home, 15 West Ave in Spencerport. His funeral service will follow at 4PM. Interment at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the American Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse NY 13220-3049 or the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St, PO Box 7, E Syracuse NY 13057 in Leo's memory. Leo was in the United States Army. He married his wife Dorothy in 1952. He loved his grandchildren. He raised horses, did woodworking and was an apple pealer. He enjoyed hunting, working his farm, taking care of his yard and shooting clay peigeons. Leo was a jack of all trades. He was a NY Yankee's Fan. One of his jobs, was running a street cleaner. He owned and operated the Dora-Lee Company in Spencerport.