Leo Robert Drollinger

1927 - 2006  (78 years)

• Name	Leo Robert Drollinger
  Nickname	Lee
  Birth	20 May 1927	Springfield, Sangamon, IL
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Mar 2006	Urbana, Champaign, IL
  	MAHOMET - Leo Drollinger, 78, of Mahomet died at 3:55 a.m. Wednesday (March 1, 2006) at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Grandview Memorial Gardens, Champaign. The Rev. Phil McCarvey will officiate. Military rites will be accorded by VFW Post 5520. Mr. Drollinger was born May 20, 1927, in Champaign, a son of Tony N. and Helene Phlum Drollinger. He married Gladys Leffler on May 27, 1950, in Urbana. She survives. Survivors also include two sons, Toby A. Drollinger of Champaign and Marcel Drollinger of Atlanta; three daughters, Diane Waters of Normal, Joanne Tournear-Sills of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Barbara Rockford of Desoto, Texas; two sisters, Gwendolyn Altherr of Decatur and Patricia Ann Smith of St. Joseph; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr. Drollinger graduated from Central High School and served in the Navy during World War II. He was the owner of Drollinger Auto Repair. He enjoyed golfing, driving race cars and was a member of American Legion, Seymour, and VFW Post 5520, Champaign. The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, IL) Thursday, March 2, 2006 Social Security Death Index Name: Leo Drollinger SSN: 359-12-8841 Last Residence: 61853 Mahomet, Champaign, Illinois Born: 20 May 1927 Died: 1 Mar 2006 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951)
  Burial	Champaign, Champaign, IL
  	Leo Robert Drollinger Burial: Grandview Memorial Gardens Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois, USA Inscription: Leo R. Drollinger 1927 2006 Gladys A. Drollinger 1928 2012
  Person ID	I14389	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2021

  
  

  Father	Toby Nelson Drollinger,   b. 26 Feb 1904, Veedersburg, Fountain, IN d. 8 Jan 1935, Tolono, Champaign, IL (Age 30 years)
  Mother	Helene Magdalena "Helen" Pflum,   b. 1 Feb 1906, Alsace-Lorraine, France d. 10 Dec 1996, Champaign, Champaign, IL (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F4761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gladys Alberta Leffler,   b. 30 Dec 1928, Tuscola, Douglas, IL d. 7 Apr 2012, Champaign, Champaign, IL (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1950
  	"27 May 1950" according to Toby Andrew Drollinger on 21 Feb 2008.
  Children	1. Marcel Duane "Marc" Drollinger   2. Diane LaVern Drollinger + 3. Joanne Marie Drollinger + 4. Barbara Lee Drollinger   5. Toby Andrew Drollinger
  Family ID	F4754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Katherine Ann Sultzman,   b. 5 Jun 1928, Hannibal, Marion, MO d. 9 Oct 1997 (Age 69 years)
  Divorce	1950
  	Champaign County official record #0408195005862 Title: CHAMPAIGN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT CHANCERY CASE 5862 (1950) Comments: BILL FOR DIVORCE Name(s): DROLLINGER, KATHERINE and DROLLINGER, LEO ROBERT
  Family ID	F4779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1927 - Springfield, Sangamon, IL Death - 1 Mar 2006 - Urbana, Champaign, IL Burial - - Champaign, Champaign, IL  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Toby Drollinger with son, Leo Robert
  		Leo R. & Gladys A. Drollinger (wedding)
  		Leo R. Drollinger & sister, Gwendolyn A. Drollinger
  		Toby and Helene with children, Leo and Gwendolyn
  		Leo & Gladys Drollinger Family

  
  

  Headstones

  Grandview Memorial Gardens Champaign, Champaign, IL

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Lee Drollinger was married twice, first, and very briefly to Katherine and then to Gladys Alberta Leffler, the mother of his five children, two boys and three girls according to Toby Andrew Drollinger on 21 Feb 2008. Leo was a long time race car driver. http://www.champcarfanatics.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-41137.html A time to remember... Ickey Woods 12-27-2006, 06:28 PM ...those people the Champ Car community has lost in the past year. I'm sure there are others, feel free to add to the list. Thanks to all those listed for what they've done in and for the sport. Lee Drollinger (5/20/27-3/1/06) Drollinger raced sprints, midgets and stock cars with USAC in the late '50s and 60's. He made six Champ Car starts from 1959-1960, with a 10th place his best result. Title: THE 1943 MAROON [CHAMPAIGN HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK] [CALL NO.: A/ILLINOIS/(CHAMP)/CHM] Comments: NAMES LISTED APPEAR ON PAGE 36 IN ROW FOUR. Name(s): DOLAN, PAULINE DOMICK, DONALD DOUGAN, FRANCIS DROLLINGER, LEO DUCEY, PATRICIA DUNN, EMMETT DUNN, NORMA LEO R DROLLINGER 405 GREEN ST LEO R DROLLINGER 102 PEACOCK DR MAHOMET, IL (217) 586-6799 Newspaper resource (Urbana Courier clipping file) #02001000011269 Title: LISTING OF COURIER NEWSPAPER ARTICLES PERTAINING TO: DROLLINGER, LEE Name(s): DROLLINGER, LEE Article date & title: 1951/07-21/CO LEE DROLLINGER COPS FEATURE STOCK RACE 1954/06-19/CO LEE DROLLINGER WINS FEATURE 1959/08-19/CO DROLLINGER BIDS AT FAIR WITH DO-IT-YOURSELF CAR 1960/05-15/CO DROLLINGER GETS RIDE--ALSO TROUBLE 1960/05-26/CO DROLLINGER STILL IN HOSPITAL 1960/07-28/CO LEE DROLLINGER IN FIRST RACE SINCE 500 1960/10-31/CO DROLLINGER OK AFTER CRACKUP 1964/10-20/CO DROLLINGER TAKES SIXTH AT ILLIANA 100