OBITUARY: Leonard Earl Sheldon, 1915-1981, Mitchell County, Iowa

[St. Ansgar Enterprise, 22 JAN 1981]




               Leonard Sheldon Funeral Held Here January 19

  Funeral Services for Leonard E. Sheldon, 65, of St. Ansgar, who died
Sunday, January 18 at the Mitchell County Memorial hospital, were held
Monday, January 19 at the Schroeder Funeral Home here with the Rev. Bruce
Wittern officiating.

  Leonard Earl Sheldon was born March 22, 1915 in Osage, the son of Walter
L. and Mabel (Lancaster) Sheldon. He attended the Osage public schools.

  He married Beulah Molstad, and six children were born to them. Mr.
Sheldon entered the U. S. Army October 18, 1944 and served as a Scout in
enemy territory on Luzon, Philippines. He was awarded the World War II
Victory Ribbon, Purple Heart, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with One Bronze
Star, A. P. T. C. ribbon with One Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry
Badge. Mr. Sheldon received his honorable discharge December 11, 1945.

  He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mabel Quam of Sarasota, Fla.; a
daughter, Mrs. Loren (Sandra) Dunn of Austin, Minn.; three sons, Leon of
Albert Lea, Minn.; Leonard Jr. of Fort Dodge and Kenneth of Chula Vista,
Calif.; one brother, Walter of Osage; one sister, Mrs. Dorothy Tacheny of
Sarasota, Fla.; nine grandchildren; one great grandchild; nieces and
nephews.

  Mr. Sheldon was preceded in death by his father; two sons, Merlyn and
Duane; one brother, Melborne.

  Burial was in the St. Ansgar cemetery with Rev. Wittern in charge of the
committal services. Military honors were presented by the honor squad of
the local Walter T. Enneberg Post 358 of the American Legion.




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