Obit for BIELAWSKI, Leonard Charles "Len" (b.1948 d.2007) St. Louis Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ely Echo Submitted: February 2007 ========================================================================= Leonard Charles "Len" Bielawski, 58, of Ely, dies Leonard Charles "Len" Bielawski, 58, of Ely, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007 in his home. He was born Aug. 10, 1948 in Chicago, IL, the son of Henry and Mary Bielawski and served in the US Air Force as a Russian linguist. Len moved to Ely in the late 1970s and on April 6, 1995 married Kimberly Renner. He worked as a carpenter and log builder. He was a member of the Ely Nordic Association, loved fishing, hunting, organic gardening, canoeing and cross country skiing. He is survived by his wife: Kimberly; children: Ellen Bielawski of Minneapolis and Robert "Rob" Bielawski of Virginia Beach, VA; mother-in- law: Winnie Renner of Ely; sister-in-law: Linnea Renner of Ely; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 in the Kerntz Funeral Home Chapel in Ely. Pastor Bill Fossum will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the family or one of the following organizations: Northwoods Hospice Respite Partners, St. Mary's East Range Hospice or the Kizer Fund. Family services provided by Kerntz Brothers, A Bauman Family Funeral Home in Ely. ========================================================================= Copyright Ely Echo 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================