Eugene (Gene) E. Leer, 81, Kidder, Mo., formerly of Osborn, Mo., passed away on October 26, 2013, at the North Kansas City Hospital.

Gene was born on August 31, 1932, in Nevada, Missouri, to Bert Nelson and Frederick Ann Klumpp Leer. He had attended school in Liberal, Kansas. He had retired from the Ford Motor Company and had also been a farmer.

Gene was a member of the Kidder Baptist Church, the UAW Union, and had been an avid bowler and sports fan. He also had enjoyed coaching baseball when his children were younger as well as hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family.

Gene was preceded in death by his parents; son, Shawn Leer; four brothers, Wilbert, Cecil, Harvey, and Arthur; and a sister, Mary Vanderburg.

On September 2, 1951, he married Patricia Solwick in Kansas City, Mo. She survives of the home in Kidder.

Additional Survivors: Children: Diane (Wayne) Pine, Jasonville, Indiana; DeWayne (Mary) Leer, St. Joseph; Terry (Judy) Leer, Weatherby, Mo.; and Anna (Steven) Laird, Pleasant Hope, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Ella (Don) Dupus, Oklahoma City, Ok., and Sadie Cartwright, Seaside, CA; and brother, Roy Leer, Ash Grove, Mo.

Funeral Service: 2 p.m., Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at the Kidder Baptist Church.

Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, at Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

Interment: Cameron Memory Gardens Cemetery, Cameron, Mo.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kidder Baptist Church.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. on Tuesday.