He lived 31 years, 3 months and 28 days,
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 17, 1960:
SEARCH LAKE FOR OWNER OF WRECKED BOAT
Harbor and Coast Guard craft searched Saturday for Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of 2303 N. Albany Ave., feared drowned early in the day when his boat smashed into the breakwater in the lake one mile east of the Oak St. beach.
Two of Grendzinski's companions, who were also hurled into the water by the force of the collision, crawled to the top of the breakwater and were rescued by the crew of the scenic boat Pilot II, who observed flashlight beams from the survivors.
The two are George Hill, 31, of 4145 N. Bernard Ave., who suffered a cut on the left leg, and Ray Marks, 29, of 5519 Farragut Ave., who suffered head injuries.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 22, 1960:
Leonard P. Grendzinski, beloved husband of Ruth; loving father of Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; dear son of Peter and Mary; fond brother of William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m., at chapel, 2950-58 Fullerton at Sacramento. Interment family lot.
Published in the Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI) on Jul. 28, 1960:
Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of Chicago and formerly of Thorp, died by drowning in Lake Michigan, Saturday, Jul. 16th, 1960 when his boat smashed into the Oak St. breakwater in Chicago.
Two Coast Guard boats, a police marine unit, and the fire boat Joseph Medill had hunted for Mr. Grendzinski whose body was later found.
Grendzinski and two companions, George Hill, 31, and Raymond Marks, 29, both of Chicago, left a harbor for a short cruise in Grendzinski's 18-foot boat.
Hill and Marks said Grendzinski apparently did not know he was approaching the breakwater. The two men said the boat struck suddenly and they were thrown onto the breakwater, Grendzinski disappeared.
Hill and Marks signaled for help with a spotlight and were rescued by the excursion boat Pilot II, which was on a cruise with seven passengers from its berth at the Michigan Ave. bridge in Chicago.
The two men were taken to Henrotin Hospital, Chicago, where Marks was treated for an apparent fractured jaw and Hill for an injured leg.
Leonard Grendzinski, born in Chicago on Mar. 19, 1929, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grendzinski of Thorp. He leaves to mourn his wife Ruth; and three children, Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; also his parents; and five brothers, William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin.
After funeral services which took place at the funeral parlors of J. Muloney in Chicago, by Msgr. Collins of St. Sylvester Catholic Church, and attended by the Color Guard of the VFW., he was laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery at River Grove, Ill.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 17, 1960:
SEARCH LAKE FOR OWNER OF WRECKED BOAT
Harbor and Coast Guard craft searched Saturday for Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of 2303 N. Albany Ave., feared drowned early in the day when his boat smashed into the breakwater in the lake one mile east of the Oak St. beach.
Two of Grendzinski's companions, who were also hurled into the water by the force of the collision, crawled to the top of the breakwater and were rescued by the crew of the scenic boat Pilot II, who observed flashlight beams from the survivors.
The two are George Hill, 31, of 4145 N. Bernard Ave., who suffered a cut on the left leg, and Ray Marks, 29, of 5519 Farragut Ave., who suffered head injuries.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 22, 1960:
Leonard P. Grendzinski, beloved husband of Ruth; loving father of Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; dear son of Peter and Mary; fond brother of William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m., at chapel, 2950-58 Fullerton at Sacramento. Interment family lot.
Published in the Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI) on Jul. 28, 1960:
Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of Chicago and formerly of Thorp, died by drowning in Lake Michigan, Saturday, Jul. 16th, 1960 when his boat smashed into the Oak St. breakwater in Chicago.
Two Coast Guard boats, a police marine unit, and the fire boat Joseph Medill had hunted for Mr. Grendzinski whose body was later found.
Grendzinski and two companions, George Hill, 31, and Raymond Marks, 29, both of Chicago, left a harbor for a short cruise in Grendzinski's 18-foot boat.
Hill and Marks said Grendzinski apparently did not know he was approaching the breakwater. The two men said the boat struck suddenly and they were thrown onto the breakwater, Grendzinski disappeared.
Hill and Marks signaled for help with a spotlight and were rescued by the excursion boat Pilot II, which was on a cruise with seven passengers from its berth at the Michigan Ave. bridge in Chicago.
The two men were taken to Henrotin Hospital, Chicago, where Marks was treated for an apparent fractured jaw and Hill for an injured leg.
Leonard Grendzinski, born in Chicago on Mar. 19, 1929, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grendzinski of Thorp. He leaves to mourn his wife Ruth; and three children, Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; also his parents; and five brothers, William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin.
After funeral services which took place at the funeral parlors of J. Muloney in Chicago, by Msgr. Collins of St. Sylvester Catholic Church, and attended by the Color Guard of the VFW., he was laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery at River Grove, Ill.
He lived 31 years, 3 months and 28 days,
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 17, 1960:
SEARCH LAKE FOR OWNER OF WRECKED BOAT
Harbor and Coast Guard craft searched Saturday for Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of 2303 N. Albany Ave., feared drowned early in the day when his boat smashed into the breakwater in the lake one mile east of the Oak St. beach.
Two of Grendzinski's companions, who were also hurled into the water by the force of the collision, crawled to the top of the breakwater and were rescued by the crew of the scenic boat Pilot II, who observed flashlight beams from the survivors.
The two are George Hill, 31, of 4145 N. Bernard Ave., who suffered a cut on the left leg, and Ray Marks, 29, of 5519 Farragut Ave., who suffered head injuries.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 22, 1960:
Leonard P. Grendzinski, beloved husband of Ruth; loving father of Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; dear son of Peter and Mary; fond brother of William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m., at chapel, 2950-58 Fullerton at Sacramento. Interment family lot.
Published in the Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI) on Jul. 28, 1960:
Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of Chicago and formerly of Thorp, died by drowning in Lake Michigan, Saturday, Jul. 16th, 1960 when his boat smashed into the Oak St. breakwater in Chicago.
Two Coast Guard boats, a police marine unit, and the fire boat Joseph Medill had hunted for Mr. Grendzinski whose body was later found.
Grendzinski and two companions, George Hill, 31, and Raymond Marks, 29, both of Chicago, left a harbor for a short cruise in Grendzinski's 18-foot boat.
Hill and Marks said Grendzinski apparently did not know he was approaching the breakwater. The two men said the boat struck suddenly and they were thrown onto the breakwater, Grendzinski disappeared.
Hill and Marks signaled for help with a spotlight and were rescued by the excursion boat Pilot II, which was on a cruise with seven passengers from its berth at the Michigan Ave. bridge in Chicago.
The two men were taken to Henrotin Hospital, Chicago, where Marks was treated for an apparent fractured jaw and Hill for an injured leg.
Leonard Grendzinski, born in Chicago on Mar. 19, 1929, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grendzinski of Thorp. He leaves to mourn his wife Ruth; and three children, Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; also his parents; and five brothers, William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin.
After funeral services which took place at the funeral parlors of J. Muloney in Chicago, by Msgr. Collins of St. Sylvester Catholic Church, and attended by the Color Guard of the VFW., he was laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery at River Grove, Ill.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 17, 1960:
SEARCH LAKE FOR OWNER OF WRECKED BOAT
Harbor and Coast Guard craft searched Saturday for Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of 2303 N. Albany Ave., feared drowned early in the day when his boat smashed into the breakwater in the lake one mile east of the Oak St. beach.
Two of Grendzinski's companions, who were also hurled into the water by the force of the collision, crawled to the top of the breakwater and were rescued by the crew of the scenic boat Pilot II, who observed flashlight beams from the survivors.
The two are George Hill, 31, of 4145 N. Bernard Ave., who suffered a cut on the left leg, and Ray Marks, 29, of 5519 Farragut Ave., who suffered head injuries.
Published in the Chicago Tribune (IL) on Jul. 22, 1960:
Leonard P. Grendzinski, beloved husband of Ruth; loving father of Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; dear son of Peter and Mary; fond brother of William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin. Funeral Saturday, 11 a.m., at chapel, 2950-58 Fullerton at Sacramento. Interment family lot.
Published in the Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI) on Jul. 28, 1960:
Leonard Grendzinski, 31, of Chicago and formerly of Thorp, died by drowning in Lake Michigan, Saturday, Jul. 16th, 1960 when his boat smashed into the Oak St. breakwater in Chicago.
Two Coast Guard boats, a police marine unit, and the fire boat Joseph Medill had hunted for Mr. Grendzinski whose body was later found.
Grendzinski and two companions, George Hill, 31, and Raymond Marks, 29, both of Chicago, left a harbor for a short cruise in Grendzinski's 18-foot boat.
Hill and Marks said Grendzinski apparently did not know he was approaching the breakwater. The two men said the boat struck suddenly and they were thrown onto the breakwater, Grendzinski disappeared.
Hill and Marks signaled for help with a spotlight and were rescued by the excursion boat Pilot II, which was on a cruise with seven passengers from its berth at the Michigan Ave. bridge in Chicago.
The two men were taken to Henrotin Hospital, Chicago, where Marks was treated for an apparent fractured jaw and Hill for an injured leg.
Leonard Grendzinski, born in Chicago on Mar. 19, 1929, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grendzinski of Thorp. He leaves to mourn his wife Ruth; and three children, Robert, Kenneth and Arlene; also his parents; and five brothers, William, Raymond, Edmund, John and Alvin.
After funeral services which took place at the funeral parlors of J. Muloney in Chicago, by Msgr. Collins of St. Sylvester Catholic Church, and attended by the Color Guard of the VFW., he was laid to rest in St. Joseph Cemetery at River Grove, Ill.
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