Leonard (Leny) Henry Redelings Obituary (1915 - 2001)

LEONARD H. REDELINGS Leonard (Leny) Redelings, age 86 of Brigham City, Utah, died Tuesday, July 31, 2001 of lung disease. Born April 29, 1915 in Corinne, Utah, he was the eldest child of Raymond E. and Cora Jensen Redelings. Leny was raised in Corinne, Utah where he lived until his marriage to Ora Lurene Nelson on September 16, 1939. They established a home in Brigham City where Leny has since resided. Ora preceded him in death in1986. As the owner of Cook's Garage in Brigham City for over 35 years, his skills as a welder and master machinist earned him the reputation of the areas top problem solver. His friends and family remember him as a man of unquestioned integrity, quiet kindness and a ready smile. During World War II he was shop foreman at Bushnell Hospital as well as a pilot for the Civil Air Patrol. He had a life long passion for aviation and held a private pilots license for most of his adult life. Leny was an active member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Edward (Judy Ann) Bosley and Carol Redelings, both of Salt Lake City, 14 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Violet Berchtold of Tremonton, Utah, Mrs. Grace VanSweden of Fruit Heights, Utah, Mrs. Patricia Asay of Eugene, Oregon and Mrs. Tillie Lakner of Yuma, Arizona. He was preceded in death by one sister Mrs. Marie Ward. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 6 at the Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City. Friends may call at the mortuary from 11:00 to 12:30 p.m. prior to the services. Interment will be in the Brigham City Cemetery. ServiceMyers Mortuary - Brigham City 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 August 6, 2001 1:00 PM VisitationMyers Mortuary - Brigham City 205 South 100 East Brigham City, UT 84302 August 6, 2001 11:00 PM - 12:30 PM CemeteryBrigham City Cemetery 325 South 300 East Brigham City, Utah 84302 August 6, 2001