SHERWOOD - Leonard James Schiffman, 100, went home to his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, January 28, 2020.
He was born May 1, 1919, on the family farm in Stafford Township, Renville County, rural Sherwood, to Peter and Maude (Callahan) Schiffman.  He was one of eight children.  Leonard grew up helping out on the farm his dad homesteaded in 1901.  He went to school in Stafford Township.
Leonard married Edna Elaine Ackerson on June 14, 1941, in Tacoma, WA.  Leonard and Edna had four children, JoAnne, Robert, Janette and Joyce.
In August of 1942, during WW II, Leonard was drafted into the U.S. Army.  He served as a Staff Sergeant in the Military Police until he was discharged in February of 1946.  He returned to the Sherwood area, Prosperity Township, where he farmed until 1981.  Leonard and Edna retired and moved into Sherwood in 1981.  When Edna broke her hip in 2004, they moved into the Good Samaritan Home in Mohall.  Leonard and Edna were married for 67 years.  Edna passed away June 17, 2008, and Leonard chose to stay in Mohall.
Leonard served on the Prosperity Township board and school board for Prosperity Township and Sherwood, the St. James Catholic Church council, and the cemetery board.  He was a member of the Bothun-Peterson American Legion Post #213 for over 70 years.  Leonard enjoyed playing cards, fishing and visiting with family and friends.
Family: children, JoAnne (Jeff) Hurdelbrink, Westminster, CO, Robert (Eiko) Schiffman, Aurora, CO, Janette (Matthew) Robinson, Coleharbor, and Joyce Schiffman Pistol, New Rockford; grandchildren, Jill and Jack (Julia) Hurdelbrink, Teri (Toby) Kerby, Shawn (Marcella) Robinson, Tracey (Scott) Samuelson, Stacie (Justin) Norris, Cody (Chantel) Heskin; great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Schiffman, Alex Archer, Harper Kerby, Martin, Magen and LaRaeh Robinson, Sharon Norris, Tatyn, Makaya and Rylen Heskin; sisters, Alice Knutson and Marie Knutson; sister-in-law, Emily Schiffman; and several nieces and nephews.
Leonard was preceded in death by: his parents, Peter and Maude Schiffman; wife, Edna; sisters, Esther Ackerson, Leona Kitto, and Goldie Glen Clancy; brothers, Martin and Lawrence Schiffman; brothers-in-law, Sheldon "Jack" Ackerson, Russell Kitto, James Clancy, Robert Glen, Richard Knutson, and Alvin Knutson; sisters-in-law, Caroline Tveten and Shirley Mau; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020, at St. James Catholic Church, Sherwood.
Burial: Sherwood Union Cemetery, Sherwood, in the spring.

Recitation of the Rosary: 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 31, 2020, at the church.

Visitation: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, at the church.

Memorials: Memorials preferred to an organization of the donor's choice.

Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.brosefuneralhome.com.
(Brose Funeral Home, Mohall)