WATERLOO — Leonard Earl Cornelison, 96, formerly of Waterloo, died Dec. 29, 2017, at The Center at Parkview in Pueblo, Colo.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Council Bluffs to Earl and Grace (Cook) Cornelison.
Leonard served in the Navy, Pacific Fleet, as an aviation machinist during World War II. He went to work as a supervisor at the John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works, retiring after 30 years.
Survived by: his first wife, Betty; and their children Terry Cornelison, Steven (Danita) Cornelison, Lynn (Mark) VerSteegt, Vicki Murphy, and Mary Lou Bittle; a stepson, Michael (Dee) Kruger; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Roma Cornelison; and his sisters, Enid Wilson, Vera Comer and Leah Larrabee.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum, with a reception following at Maple Lanes Bowling Center.
Leonard loved bowling and was inducted into the Waterloo Iowa Bowlers Hall of Fame.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Council Bluffs to Earl and Grace (Cook) Cornelison.
Leonard served in the Navy, Pacific Fleet, as an aviation machinist during World War II. He went to work as a supervisor at the John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works, retiring after 30 years.
Survived by: his first wife, Betty; and their children Terry Cornelison, Steven (Danita) Cornelison, Lynn (Mark) VerSteegt, Vicki Murphy, and Mary Lou Bittle; a stepson, Michael (Dee) Kruger; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Roma Cornelison; and his sisters, Enid Wilson, Vera Comer and Leah Larrabee.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum, with a reception following at Maple Lanes Bowling Center.
Leonard loved bowling and was inducted into the Waterloo Iowa Bowlers Hall of Fame.
WATERLOO — Leonard Earl Cornelison, 96, formerly of Waterloo, died Dec. 29, 2017, at The Center at Parkview in Pueblo, Colo.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Council Bluffs to Earl and Grace (Cook) Cornelison.
Leonard served in the Navy, Pacific Fleet, as an aviation machinist during World War II. He went to work as a supervisor at the John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works, retiring after 30 years.
Survived by: his first wife, Betty; and their children Terry Cornelison, Steven (Danita) Cornelison, Lynn (Mark) VerSteegt, Vicki Murphy, and Mary Lou Bittle; a stepson, Michael (Dee) Kruger; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Roma Cornelison; and his sisters, Enid Wilson, Vera Comer and Leah Larrabee.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum, with a reception following at Maple Lanes Bowling Center.
Leonard loved bowling and was inducted into the Waterloo Iowa Bowlers Hall of Fame.
He was born Oct. 23, 1921, in Council Bluffs to Earl and Grace (Cook) Cornelison.
Leonard served in the Navy, Pacific Fleet, as an aviation machinist during World War II. He went to work as a supervisor at the John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works, retiring after 30 years.
Survived by: his first wife, Betty; and their children Terry Cornelison, Steven (Danita) Cornelison, Lynn (Mark) VerSteegt, Vicki Murphy, and Mary Lou Bittle; a stepson, Michael (Dee) Kruger; and his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Roma Cornelison; and his sisters, Enid Wilson, Vera Comer and Leah Larrabee.
Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Garden of Memories Mausoleum, with a reception following at Maple Lanes Bowling Center.
Leonard loved bowling and was inducted into the Waterloo Iowa Bowlers Hall of Fame.
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