Leon R. Grimm, 90, Arpin, passed away on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at House of the Dove Hospice Home, Marshfield. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at St. John United Church of Christ, Arpin with Rev. Donald Adams officiating. Burial will take place in Arpin Cemetery, Town of Arpin and serving as pallbearers will be his granddaughters, Dawn Brey, Kelly Heiman, Kathy Nerison, Shawna Murphy, Sarah Grimm, and great granddaughter, Shana Brey. The visitation will be held on Thursday from 10:00 am until the time of service at St. John United Church of Christ, Arpin. Buchanan / Rembs Funeral Home is assisting the family. Leon was born on January 21, 1922 in the Town of Arpin to Charles and Verena "Fannie" (Altman) Grimm and attended Powers Bluff School. He married Ella V. Herzberg on October 23, 1940 at St. John United Church of Christ in Arpin. They were married 64 years. Ella died on December 4, 2004. After their marriage the Grimm's purchased the Gay Vanden Bergan farm where he lived until his retirement in 1984. While farming he also hauled cans of milk to the Pittsville Creamery and Arpin Dairy. He sold his milk truck and route and went into the school bus business for 18 years, transporting children to Arpin and Auburndale schools. He also worked for the Town of Arpin as grader operator and drove dump truck. After his retirement from farming he bought a house in the Village of Arpin where he lived until April of 2011 when he went to assisted care. Leon served on the Arpin Town Board and was a charter member of the Arpin Lions Club and was a member of the National Farmers Union Association. He was a lifelong member of the United Church of Christ in Arpin where he was baptized, confirmed, and married. He served as president of the church and on the church council for 16 years. He enjoyed going fishing and had a cottage at the Oxbow and then in Phillips. He also enjoyed attending New Glarus Swiss Festivals and Monroe Cheese Days and in his early years he liked to go out to North Dakota duck hunting. He enjoyed traveling, especially to Canada to visit his cousins, the Hublers. His biggest joy was going deer hunting every year. Leon is survived by 4 children, Douglas Grimm of Marshfield, Carol (James) Freedlund of Vesper, Arlene (Larry) Springer of Eagle River, and Dennis (Joslyn) Grimm of Arpin. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren, Dan Grimm, Kelly (Kurt) Heiman, Dawn Brey, Ken (Dawn) Freedlund, Mark (Loralee) Springer, Brett (Amy) Springer, Kathy (Kyle) Nerison, Shawna (Kevin) Murphy, and Sarah Grimm (Jason Andres) and 20 great grandchildren. He is further survived by a sister-in-law, Clara Potts of Arpin and a brother-in-law, Leonard Herzberg of Black River Falls. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ella, an infant daughter, Loretta, 4 brothers, Louis, Alfred, Charles, Jr., and Arthur Grimm, and 3 sisters, Freida Hinrichsen, Lillian Fox, Clara Stoflet and a great grandson, Derek Brey. The family wishes to thank the Marshfield Care Center and the House of the Dove for the great care that was given to their father. Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com