The little church in the meadow in
Duck Creek Village, Utah.
DCCC Alms raised $1200 through hosting a Hawaiian-themed lunch held on August 11, 2024, in the Fellowship Hall. Church members contributed various dishes, appetizers, and desserts. No one walked away hungry! Church goers donated $20 per person to enjoy this fabulous lunch. All monies raised help to support this year's projects benefitting seniors, families, and various worthwhile community charitable endeavors. The Alms project is led by DCCC Board member Cathy Riley and DCCC member and Sunday School Leader Pam Bugbee.
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Pictured above are Chuck and Betty Christine Brechler in the Fellowship Hall at Duck Creek Community Church (DCCC) in Duck Creek Village, Utah. There will be a funeral service for Betty on October 4th at 1 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Boulder. The church address is 1401 5th Street, Boulder, NV 89005. Friends are welcome to attend.
The photo above was taken at a special Valentine's luncheon held at the church in 2020. Chuck and Betty were steadfast servants of our Lord and Savior. They were DCCC founding members and helped to build the church, to which they gave countless hours of loving leadership, service, and labor. Chuck led many construction and improvement projects at the church. He led the Call to Worship on Sundays while Betty led the Opening Prayer at Sunday Services for years, along with regularly attending Women's Bible Study and the local Sewing Group that still meets Tuesdays at the church. They were beloved members of the church and the Duck Creek Village community.
Betty Christine Brechler is with her beloved Chuck in heaven. She passed to her reward at 6 p.m. on September 12, 2024, in Boulder City, NV. She slipped away quietly, holding her son Bert's hand.
Betty was born Betty Christine Hanson to Bert and Christine Hanson on December 2, 1934, at St Mary's in Madison, Wisconsin.
She and her sisters, Linda and Marianne, grew up in Klevenville, near Blue Mounds, Wisconsin. In high school, she enjoyed playing flute, where she met the bassoon player, Pete (Chuck) Brechler. She graduated Salutatorian. After graduation, she played in the Madison Symphony.
After high school, she worked at General Casualty in Madison. She could be seen driving her yellow 1952 convertible to work. She really liked that car! She married Chuck at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mount Horeb on June 22, 1957.
They moved to the desert on advice from the Mayo Clinic. (She suffered from Rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 22). That is how they ended up in Las Vegas.
She raised her 2 boys, Carl and Bert. When the boys were old enough, she went back to school, obtained a degree in education from UNLV. Eventually achieving her Masters in Education. She was a well regarded math teacher, and was chair of the math department at her school.
She retired from the Clark County School District and went to work doing the books for Brechler and Bell Consulting Engineers. After a few years, they moved up to Panaca, where Chuck helped them improve the county management. After that, they retired to Duck Creek Village, Utah.
Betty was a bright inspirational person, never complaining about her daily pain and disabilities. She knitted weekly with the sewing group, never letting blindness stop her from leading a cheerful Spirit-filled life. Betty had an indomitable will and a kind, compassionate heart. She never gossiped, tried to see the best in others and always had a smile for her friends.
She is survived by her son, Bert, daughter-in-law, Anita, sisters Linda and Marianne. She was a wonderful grandmother to surviving grandsons Gary, Craig, Michael Sanders, Quinton Giles, and granddaughter, Lauren Giles. Her husband, Chuck, and son, Carl, preceded her in death
"A light has gone out, but we shall have the wonderful memory of how brightly it shone, and the warmth it gave," wrote Bert at the end of Betty's obituary.
Jerry Junior Leonard
May 10, 1940 ~ April 25, 2023 (age 82)
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https: //www.moapavalleymortuary.com/obituary/Jerry-Leonard
Obituary
Duck Creek Community Church sends its deepest sympathies to Ruth Leonard and family. Jerry and Ruth have contributed so much to the building and congregation of Duck Creek Community Church during all their years as members. The congregation and his friends on the mounain will forever remember Jerry as a warm-hearted and loving man who encouraged others and served as a wonderful Christian role model to everyone he met. Jerry was a member of the DCCC Old Geezers Guitar Group and served as the group's teacher when Leader Bob Diaz couldn't be there. Jerry and his wife Ruth are charter members of DCCC and started attending the church during its early formation, during the summer of 2003. Woodworking was Jerry's hobby, so helping to build DCCC was a joyous time for him. Ruth says, "He was so happy that we were going to have a church in Duck Creek." Information on the Memorial Service to be held for Jerry at Duck Creek Community Church this spring or summer will be posted at a later date.
Jerry Junior Leonard, 82, passed away on April 25, 2023 in St. George, UT. Jerry was born on May 10, 1940 in Windsor, MO to Harold Alexander and Oleta Lucille Birchfield Leonard. His family moved to Stratford, TX and again to Oakdale, CA, where Jerry graduated from high school and attended college for a year. He left college to join the United States Air Force, and was soon stationed in Germany, and later at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, NV. After receiving an honorable discharge from the Air Force, Jerry worked with a moving and storage company which he bought out and ran for over forty years, and was affiliated with Atlas Van Lines. He worked hard and received the Small Business Person of the Year Award for the State of Nevada in 1985. He was also a talented woodworker that shared his gift with everyone, including making toys for Toys for Tots. He also helped build a church in Duck Creek, UT. He was a big supporter of the Salvation Army. He married the love of his life, Ruth, on April 26, 2003 and they shared many adventures. They took their motorhome around the States and cruised around the world. He was a man of immense faith and loved God.
Jerry is survived by his wife, Ruth Leonard; his children, Trena (Rick) Zamito and Tessa (Kurt) Sievertson; step-son, Scott Blockland; twelve grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Oleta Leonard; children, Troy Leonard and Tracy Clark; and brother, Gary Dean Leonard.
A Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2023, 1:30-2:00 p.m., with Funeral services to start at 2:00 p.m. at the Moapa Valley Mortuary, 5090 N. Moapa Valley Blvd, Logandale, NV, with graveside services at the Logandale Cemetery, 3220 Lyman Ave., Logandale, NV. A Live-stream of the services may be found at Jerry Leonard Memorial Facebook Group. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in the comments section here on the church website. Also the Guest Book at www.moapavalleymortuary.com.
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