Dr. Leland E. Wetzel, 85, Springfield, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2011 in St. John's Hospital. Dr. Wetzel was born, January 22, 1925 in Sigourney, Iowa, to Dr. William and Flora Wetzel. Leland graduated from Springfield Central High School, Missouri State University and Kansas City Osteopathic College in 1946. On November 12, 1942 he married Bertha Hulen Wetzel who preceded him in death in 2004. Dr. Wetzel practiced general surgery at the Springfield General Osteopathic Hospital and the Federal Medical Center in Springfield, retiring in 1991. Leland and Maureen Wetzel wed July 23, 2006 at King's Way United Methodist Church. He was a member of King's Way United Methodist Church for 55 years, Missouri Osteopathic Association and American College of Osteopathic Surgeons. Dr. Wetzel was also an Eagle Scout. He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife. He is survived by his wife, Maureen; a son, John and wife Cindy Wetzel; daughters, Cheri and husband Bruce Kirby and Alane and husband Roland Shultz, all of Springfield; a brother, Dr. Richard E. Wetzel and wife Sigrid, Lubbock, Texas; sisters, Elizabeth and husband Curt Timmons, Amarillo, Texas, and Helen and husband Don Clotworth, Forsyth, Mo.; stepson, Stephen and wife Carma Pohl, Columbia, Mo.; stepdaughters, Pamela Pohl and husband John Becham, Sammamish, Wash., Sheila and husband Jim Lindner, Ellisville, Mo., and Renee and husband Rick Vines, Springfield, Mo.; grandchildren Leah and husband Brett Blanton, Kansas City, Mo., Stephanie and husband Matthew Paresky, Dallas, Texas, Matt and wife Maggie Kirby, Rockford, Ill., Reed Kirby, Springfield, Mo., and Amy and husband Jeff Murphy, Marshfield, Mo.; a great-grandchild, Willow Kirby, Rockford, Ill. Also surviving are step-grandchildren, Erica and Hillary Lindner, Ian and Hannah Pohl, Taylor and Sydney Beckham and Riley Vines. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in King's Way United Methodist Chapel with the Reverend Jon Spalding officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. Inurnment will be in the King's Way columbarium. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Boy Scouts of America, the William L. Wetzel Foundation or King's Way United Methodist Church.