Howard John Lenhardt

July 5, 1940 - November 27, 2020

Howard J. Lenhardt, 80, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away November 27, 2020 at his home. Howard was born July 5, 1940 in Loveland, Colorado. He was the son of the late John and Marie (Krenning) Lenhardt. The family later moved to Cheyenne. He graduated from Cheyenne High School with the Class of 1959 Howard joined the Air National Guard in 1962 and was employed there until his retirement. Howard married Nancy K. Lenhardt on September 8, 1963 in Cheyenne. They divorced in 1995. They had two sons, William Howard of Cheyenne and Robert Sean of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He married Mary Jane Reed in 1995. Howard was preceded in death by his parents, and brother, Melvin Lenhardt. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; stepsons, Tim (Alina) Reed of Cheyenne and Tom Reed of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Nancy Lenhardt and sons, William and Sean (Melissa) Lenhardt; sisters, Shirley (Joe) Hubka and Lavon Parker, both of Cheyenne; five grandchildren, Kayla and Alyssa Lenhardt of Cheyenne, Abbegail Lenhardt and Casey Brady of Minneapolis, Cassady (Derrick) Thomas of Kansas City, Missouri; five step grandchildren; two great grandchildren, Bentley Dean Kelly of Cheyenne and Theodore Thomas of Kansas City, Missouri. In lieu of flowers a contribution may be made to The Wyoming Parkinson Project at the University of Wyoming. Services will be held on Friday December 4th at 2pm at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel. Interment will follow at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens. Expressions of care can be sent to www.wrcfuneral.com.