OBITUARY: Lindley, Leon Hanford, 1922-2002, Mitchell County, Iowa


                        Leon Hanford Lindley

[Mitchell Co. Press-news online - Posted Nov. 27, 2002 - www.mcpress.com]

Leon Hanford Lindley, 80, of La Porte City, formerly of Osage, died
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2002 in his home following a short illness of cancer.
Memorial services were held Saturday, Nov. 23, 2003 at the Redeemer
Lutheran Church, Washburn.  Inurnment will be at a later date in the
Rock Creek Cemetery.   

Survivors include his wife Georgia, three sons Larry and wife Hetti of
Hampton, Terry and wife Carol and Leon Jr. and wife Sandra all of La Porte
City, two daughters Carolyn Hewitt and husband Ron and Marilyn Lindley all
of Des Moines, a sister Ione Anderson of Northfield, Minnesota, sixteen
grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by
his parents, a brother Harlan and a son Steven.

Leon was born November 4, 1922 in Osage, Iowa to Carl and Cora Kensrue
Lindley.  He married Georgia I. Pike on September 8, 1943 in Bethany,
Missouri.  He was an Electrician working for several different companies.
He served in  WW II with the US Marines.  

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Washburn, or to the Cedar Valley Hospice.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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