Obit: Ebben, Leonard F. (1929 - 2013)

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Surnames: Ebben, Herman, Hartl, Towsley, Bondi, Kang, Head, Boie, LeSage, Sneen

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI) 26 Apr 2013

Ebben, Leonard F. (24 FEB 1929 - 24 APR 2013)

Leonard F. Ebben, age 84, died Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at Golden Living Center-Continental Manor, Abbotsford.

He was born February 24, 1929 in Thorp, son of the late Harvey and Clara (Herman) Ebben. On May 8, 1954 he married Leta Hartl. She survives.

Len served his country in the United States Army and worked as a cement finisher in Milwaukee until 1955. In 1957 Len and his wife bought a farm and farmed until 1980.

Survivors include his wife, Leta (Hartl) Ebben; five children, Brenda (Mark) Towsley, Gerald (Marlene) Ebben, Joan (Damian) Bondi, James Ebben, and Harvey (Lindsay) Ebben; 12 grandchildren, Robert Kang, Casey Head, Joseph and Abigal Bondi, Ramana, Nyssa and Adric Towsley, Jenna, Ryan and Logan Ebben, Amelia and Elliot Ebben; one sister, Carol (Rich) Boie; three sisters-in-law, Katie LeSage, Lorraine Ebben, and Joanna Ebben; one brother-in-law, James Sneen.

Besides his parents he was preceded by one sister, Rosann, and three brothers, Clifford, Claybourne and Ronald.

Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Edgar. Deacon Leroy Knauf will officiate. Burial will be in the Edgar Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and again on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of services all at the Edgar funeral home. There will be a 7:00 p.m. rosary service Friday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com