Tessen, Leland Laverne

1925 - 2015  (89 years)    Has 14 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Tessen, Leland Laverne
  Born	29 Jul 1925	Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Between 1944 and 1946
  WWII, US Army
  Died	20 Apr 2015
  Obituary	22 Apr 2015
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Leland "Lee" Tessen, Town of Vandenbroek, age 89, died Monday, April 20, 2015 at his home. He was born in Hortonville on July 29, 1925 to the late Alfred and Viola (Knaack) Tessen. Lee served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946 during WWII and was a member of the Jacob Coppus American Legion Post 258 for over 50 years. He married Rita Schuh in Freedom on June 19, 1947. Lee worked as a pipe fitter at Kimberly Clark and also worked as a painter. Lee enjoyed travelling with friends. He also loved to tend to his flowers, especially his roses. Lee is survived by his wife of 67 years, Rita; son, Kenneth; brother, Leonard (Audrey) Tessen; and brothers and sisters-in-law, James (Judy) Schuh, Theadore (Shirley) Schuh, Cecelia (Joe) Smet, Virginia Martin and Jerry Smith. He is further survived by 5 Godchildren, as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Lee was preceded in death by his son, David; Rita's parents, Fred and Catherine Schuh; brother, Harold (Lois) Tessen; and brothers and sisters-in-law, Richard (Betty) Schuh, Harold (Pat) Schuh, Joe Martin and Delores Smith. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 23, 2015 at ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE CATHOLIC CHURCH (323 Pine Street, Little Chute) beginning at 9:30 a.m. until time of Mass at 11:00 a.m. The Rev. Ronald Belitz will officiate. Military honors are to follow. Committal will take place at St. John Cemetery. To sign the guest book, please visit oconnellfh.com.
  Tombstone	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Buried	St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  	Tessen, Leland St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I37919	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, WeslieBougie82821, DianeSchuh16721, PatrickKempen16182
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	Tessen, Alfred Clarence,   b. 24 May 1901, Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 4 Feb 1967, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Knaack, Viola Margaret,   b. 10 May 1905, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 14 Dec 1929, Medina, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Family ID	F16116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Schuh, Rita Therese,   b. 31 Dec 1924, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 29 Oct 2017, Vandenbroek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	19 Jun 1947	Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Children	1. Tessen, David L.,   b. 18 Apr 1948, Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1975, Grand Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 27 years)   2. Tessen, Kenneth Roy
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F12203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 29 Jul 1925 - Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 19 Jun 1947 - Freedom, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Tombstone - - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - St. John Catholic Cemetery, Little Chute, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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