Leo “Todd” Steinruck Jr., age 75, of Laporte, PA, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA.

          Leo was born November 22, 1943 in Scranton, PA the son of the late Leo & Helen Kraus Steinruck Sr.  He attended the Sonestown School.  He began working for Laporte Borough, then MO Craft Mfg., the Endicott-Johnson Mfg. Co., of Mildred, PA and then got hired at Penn Dot.  He worked for Penn Dot as a truck driver and machine operator. He retired after 30 years of service in 1995.

          He married the former Christine L. Hacker of Sonestown, PA, on July 13, 1968.  They celebrated their 51^st wedding anniversary last July.  He was a loving spouse, father and grandfather, and in retirement he enjoyed working on his vehicles and lawn mowers.

Surviving:

Spouse:

Christine L Steinruck                               Laporte, PA

Son:

Todd M. (Jill) Steinruck                          Dushore, PA

Granddaughter:

Nikkea Steinruck

Sisters:

Beverly Pedro                                           Dushore, PA

Debra Steinruck                                        Wyalusing, PA

Mother-in-law:

Erla Jean Hacker                             Sonestown, PA

Sisters-in-law:

Debra (Donald) Eberlin                           Sonestown, PA

Brothers-in-law:

Marvin (Arla) Hacker                              Laporte, PA

Richard (Debra) Hacker                           FL

Several nieces and nephews; he was predeceased by brothers: William “Pete” Steinruck on February 4, 1961 and Richard E. Steinruck on April 26, 1989; brother-in-law: Thomas J. Pedro on October 2, 2014; and a niece, Angela M. Thomas on December 7, 2017.

          A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 4:00 P.M. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, PA, with the Rev. Chris Long, pastor of the Laporte United Methodist Church, officiating.

          Friends may call on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Homer funeral home, in Dushore, PA

          To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to www.homerfuneralhome.com