IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Leonard Joseph
Kempenich
May 4, 1934 – November 4, 2006
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Leonard `Len` J. Kempenich, age 72, of Maple Lake died Saturday, November 4, 2006 at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake. Fr. Mark Huberty will officiate and burial will be in St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Maple Lake. Knights of Columbus Rosary service will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Leonard `Len` J. Kempenich was born May 4, 1934 in Cushing to Anthony and Florence (Simones) Kempenich. He married Darlene Baron on September 24, 1956 at St. Joseph Church in Browerville. Len worked as a press technician for Brandtjen & Kluge Co. and Bergstrom Bros. He was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church, where he was active in the Knights of Columbus, served as a cartetaker for St. Timothy Cemeteries for many years, was an adult server and communion distributor. Len enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, woodworking and making rosaries.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene of Maple Lake; sons and their wives, Alan and Jeannine of Farmington, Douglas and Teresa of Maple Lake, Mark and Terri of Ramsey, and Dale of Montgomery; sisters and their husbands, Florence Zimmerman of Little Falls, Barbara Brown of Chino Hills, CA, Gen and Lawrence Sperandio of Verona, MO, Lucille and Ed Sobania of Little Falls, and Mary Kempenich of Canyon, TX; brother and his wife, John and Pat of Rockford; 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. His parents; and brothers, Frank and Tony preceded him in death.
The pallbearers will be Brian, Justin, Keith, Curtis, Todd, Chris and Tony Kempenich. Cross bearer will be Steve Mooney. Krista Tarbox and Sarah Goelz will provide music for the service. Arrangements were made by Dingmann Funeral Care of Maple Lake.
Leonard `Len` J. Kempenich, age 72, of Maple Lake died Saturday, November 4, 2006 at North Memorial Medical Center, Robbinsdale.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at St. Timothy Catholic Church, Maple Lake. Fr. Mark Huberty will officiate and burial will be in St. Timothy Catholic Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 9-10 a.m. Wednesday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Maple Lake. Knights of Columbus Rosary service will be at 6:30 p.m., followed by parish prayers at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Leonard `Len` J. Kempenich was born May 4, 1934 in Cushing to Anthony and Florence (Simones) Kempenich. He married Darlene Baron on September 24, 1956 at St. Joseph Church in Browerville. Len worked as a press technician for Brandtjen & Kluge Co. and Bergstrom Bros. He was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church, where he was active in the Knights of Columbus, served as a cartetaker for St. Timothy Cemeteries for many years, was an adult server and communion distributor. Len enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing, woodworking and making rosaries.
He is survived by his wife, Darlene of Maple Lake; sons and their wives, Alan and Jeannine of Farmington, Douglas and Teresa of Maple Lake, Mark and Terri of Ramsey, and Dale of Montgomery; sisters and their husbands, Florence Zimmerman of Little Falls, Barbara Brown of Chino Hills, CA, Gen and Lawrence Sperandio of Verona, MO, Lucille and Ed Sobania of Little Falls, and Mary Kempenich of Canyon, TX; brother and his wife, John and Pat of Rockford; 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. His parents; and brothers, Frank and Tony preceded him in death.
The pallbearers will be Brian, Justin, Keith, Curtis, Todd, Chris and Tony Kempenich. Cross bearer will be Steve Mooney. Krista Tarbox and Sarah Goelz will provide music for the service. Arrangements were made by Dingmann Funeral Care of Maple Lake.
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