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Leonard Jay Gelden
Lilah Crowe2021-07-22T10:07:08-05:00
- Name: Leonard Jay Gelden
- Location of Birth: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date of Birth: June 23, 1947
- Date of Death: August 8, 2007 (60 years old)
- Parents: Leonard Gelden and Stella (Walletka) Gelden
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Leonard grew up and attended schools in Bloomington, Minnesota and in California.
Leonard lived in Bovey, Minnesota. He enjoyed music and loved to go fishing.
Leonard was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Joy.
He is survived by his wife, Elisabeth "Lissa"; two sisters, Jill (Michael) McGill and Pat Thompson; aunt, Bernice Gelden; first cousin, Michael (Kathy) Davis; and two nephews, Jacob and Matthew McGill.
Leonard died at St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth, Minnesota. He was cremated.
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