- Leonard Tennie, age 86, Town of Ellington, passed away at home surrounded by family on Tuesday, August 27, 2013. He was born on March 6, 1927, in Stephensville, son of the late John and Anna (Kettner) Tennie. On November 29, 1947, he was united in marriage to Mary F. Baumann. They enjoyed 63 years of marriage together until Mary passed away on July 22, 2011. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church in Stephensville.
Leonard graduated from Shiocton High School as Salutatorian. He took over the family farm from his parents and was a dairy farmer for most of his life. Following that he worked at Alto Dairy in Black Creek where he retired at the age of 75. For many years he was president of the local branch of the Catholic Knights. He enjoyed attending local card parties to play sheepshead and visiting with his friends. He loved spending time with his family and giving his grandchildren and great-grandchildren rides on the tractor. On a daily basis he enjoyed viewing the beautiful scenery of his farm.
Survivors include his children: Diane (Larry) Peters, Bob (Julie) Tennie, Carl Tennie, Bonnie (Chris) Wysocki, Brenda (Kevin) Lohrenz, Pam (Terry) Tackman, Brian (Bonnie) Tennie, Jim (Dana) Tennie; a daughter-in-law, Monica Tennie; grandchildren: Mike and special friend Pam, Katie (John), Lexi, John (Sara), Lori (Matt), Brad (Colleen), Leslie, Nate, Cory (Traci), Melissa (Gio), Dan, Scott (Lindsay), Rick (Becky), Steven, Cody, Austin, Allyson, Brooklyn, Breelyn, Evan and Kyle; great-grandchildren: Antonio, Angelo, Joseph, Quentin, Nathan, Rowan, Logan and Scarlette; brother Arnold Tennie. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends further survive him.
Besides his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by a son Bill; a grandson Eric, brother, Leo (Dorathy); two sisters, Regina (Servie) Ulman and Celestine (Harold) Urban and a sister-in-law Kathleen Tennie.
The Funeral Mass for Leonard will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Denis Catholic Church in Shiocton with Fr. John Kastenholz, and Deacon Ken Bilgrien leading the services. The visitation for Leonard will be held at St. Denis Catholic Church in Shiocton on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, from 4-8 p.m. and on Wednesday from 9 a.m. until the time of the services.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from August 29 to September 1, 2013
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1927 - 2013 (86 years)
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