Obit: Hessing, Leon L. (1934 - 2011)

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Surnames: Hessing, Jimeninez, Meyer

----Source: The Star News (Medford, Taylor Co., Wisconsin) Thursday, February 24, 2011, online edition

Hessing, Leon L. (April 30, 1934 - February 18, 2011)

Leon L. Hessing, 76, Glen Ellyn, Ill., died on Friday, Feb. 18. Funeral services were held on Thursday, Feb. 24. Interment was at Assumption Cemetery.

Leon Hessing was born on April 30, 1934 in Medford. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He was a police officer in Maywood, Ill., from 1963 until 1968, then joined the Wheaton Police Department from 1968 until retirement in 1988.

Survivors include his wife, Mary (Meyer); three children, Peter (Pam), Timothy (Mayrse) and Scott (Julie); three brothers, James (Patricia), Richard (Margaret) and Thomas (Gail); five grandchildren, Pemalyn (Mark Jimeninez) Hessing, and Kirtsy, Joseph, Daniel and Jamie Hessing; and nieces and nephews.

Williams-Kampp Funeral Home of Wheaton, Ill., assisted the family with arrangements.

Note: Birth information was not published with obituary.