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Leonard G. Tindell
June 2, 1939 - Sept. 19, 2011
Age 72
Service: First Christian Church 10:30 am, Friday, Sept.
23
Interment: 10:00 am, Saturday, Sept. 24 in Doniphan
Leonard
G. Tindell, 72, passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, at the
Hemingford Community Care Center with his wife and daughter by his
side.
Services celebrating his life will be held at First Christian Church in
Scottsbluff at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23, with Pastor Michael Stein officiating.
Interment will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at Cedar View Cemetery
in Doniphan.
Viewing will be Thursday, Sept. 22, at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel from
1 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made in
his name to First Christian Church in Scottsbluff or Cure Alzheimer's Fund
(www.curealz.org).
Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com.
Leonard was born June 2, 1939, in LaCrosse, Kan., to Herman and Lois (Brittingham)
Tindell. After many moves as a child he ended up in Scottsbluff, where
he attended Scottsbluff High School and met his future wife, Connie Koehn.
They were united in marriage Dec. 27, 1959. To this union, two children
were born. Leonard was in the army from 1963-65 and spent most of his life
working as a salesman, first for Fairmont Foods and more than 20 years
with Wells Dairy (Blue Bunny) until his retirement in 2008.
Leonard enjoyed woodworking, tinkering in the garage, doing anything artistic,
and could fix anything. He was an active member of the First Christian
Church in Scottsbluff, and served for years in many roles: Sunday school
teacher, deacon, president of the board, elder, and elder emeritus. Leonard
was active in the Jaycees and later enjoyed his involvement with the Robert
W. Furnas Lodge Masonic Hall in Scottsbluff. He loved being around people
and his quiet, understated manner made him a friend to all.
We will miss his quick wit, ready smile, infectious laugh and unwavering
love.
Survivors include his wife, Connie, of Gering; son, Mark Tindell, of Columbia,
Mo.; daughter, Susan (Norm) Stephenson, of Scottsbluff; grandchildren Landis
and Joseph Tindell of Tulsa, Okla. and Dustin and Mikayla Stephenson of
Scottsbluff; brother, Otis Tindell, of Lancaster, Calif.; sister, Pat Pothast
(Bill) of Eagle Butte, S.D.
Preceding Leonard in death were his parents and four siblings.
Published in The Star-Herald from September 22 to September 24, 2011