Obituary of Leonard Nelson

Leonard A. Nelson Age 74. Passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center. Born in Joliet on September 1, 1939, he was a lifelong Joliet/Minooka area resident. A graduate of St. Patrick's Grade School, Class of '54 and Joliet Catholic Academy, Class of '58. A United States Army veteran. He worked at Champion Machinery, Texaco, and more recently, Apollo Colors, having retired from there in 2003. Leonard enjoyed hunting, golfing, woodworking, and spending time with his former St. Pat's classmates. Survived by his wife of 45 years, Mary Jane (nee Link) Nelson; his daughter and son-in-law, Gina Marie (nee Nelson) and Donald J. Byers; and several cousins. Preceded by his mother and step-father, Mary (nee Barra) and Walter Heintzelman; and his father, Kelly Nelson. Funeral Services for Leonard A. Nelson will be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 9:15 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to St. Mary Nativity Church for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment St. Mary Nativity Cemetery. Visitation Monday 3-7 p.m. at the funeral home. For more information: (815) 741-5500 or www.fredcdames.com