Kielgas, Leonard Raymond

Other Events:

• Education - High School: 1939, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Military Service: Bef Jun 1946; WWII, US Navy
• Obituary: 20 Aug 2015; Appleton Post Crescent

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Education - High School:
Appleton High School Class of 1939

Obituary:
Leonard Raymond Kielgas, 94, passed away at 2:10 P.M. on April 12, 2015 at Sunrise on Old Meridian in Carmel. Indiana. He was born in Appleton , Wisconsin on June 26, 1920 and was the son of Albert and Lydia(Bloy) Kielgas. Len was a 1939 graduate of Appleton High School. Leonard served his country in the United States Navy during World War II and was honorably discharged in June of 1946. He was a supervisor of business telephone installations for Wisconsin Bell and AT&T for 35 years in Appleton and Green Bay Wisconsin. He retired on October 1, 1982 t the age of 62. Leonard married Elayne(Jabas) Wichman on March 1, 1951 and they lived together until her death in 1991. Leonard was a member of the Washington Masonic Blue Lodge No. 21 and Past President of the Green Bay West Lions Club. He lived in Arizona for a decade where he enjoyed golfing and playing poker. While living in Sun City West Arizona, he was a faithful member of the Lord of Life Lutheran Church. When his health began to fail, he moved to Indiana to be with his family.
Leonard was preceded in death by his wife Elayne(Jabas); his parents; one brother Alex;, four sisters Gretrude Helmke, Ester Schucknecht, Ellen Fawn, and Myrtle Glasheen . Len is survived by his daughter Pamela Wolfgram(Douglas) Kokomo Indiana; three grandsons; Christopher(Doreen) Wolfgram Berlin Germany, Craig (Jennifer) Wolfgram Carmel Indiana, and Kent Wolfgram Indianapolis Indiana; and two great grandchildren Jasmine and Jackson Wolfgram.
Len amd Elayne are interned together at the Appleton Highland Park Mausoleum in Appleton Wisconsin.

Leonard married Jabas, Elayne 1 Mar 1951. Elayne (daughter of Jabas, Forest John and Franzke, Minnie) was born 26 Apr 1921; died 6 Feb 1991; was buried , Highland Memorial Park Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin, USA. [Group Sheet]

Pamela — Wolfgram, Douglas. [Group Sheet]