Leonard Andrew Lind (1924 - 2002)

Born 12 Oct 1924 in Harmony, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 26 Apr 2002 at age 77 in Liberty Township, Youngstown, Trumbull, Pennsylvania

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Biography

From 1930 US Census, Harmony, Butler Co., PA: "Edwin L Lind Head M 42 Sweden Agda M Lind Wife F 38 Sweden Evila A Lind Daughter F 18 Pennsylvania Oliva Lind Daughter F 16 Pennsylvania Ethel Lind Daughter F 14 Michigan Edna Lind Daughter F 12 Pennsylvania Agnes Lind Daughter F 10 Pennsylvania Edwin Lind Son M 7 Pennsylvania Leonard Lind Son M 5 Pennsylvania Ruth Lind Daughter F 1 Pennsylvania"

From 1940 US Census, Harmony, Butler Co., PA: "Edward Lind Head M 52 Sweden Adda Lind Wife F 48 Sweden Oliva Lind Daughter F 26 Pennsylvania Edwin Lind Son M 17 Pennsylvania Leonard Lind Son M 15 Pennsylvania Joan Lind Daughter F 7 Pennsylvania"

U S NAVY WORLD WAR II USS Wharton

From Find a Grave: "Leonard A. Lind, 77 Youngstown- Leonard A. Lind, 77, of Jennifer Drive, Poland, died Friday evening at Forum Northside Health Center. Mr. Lind was born October 12, 1924, in Harmony, PA to Edvin L. and Agda M. Anderson Lind, and has been an area resident since 1950. An U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II, serving as a gunners mate aboard the USS Wharton. He worked for McKay Machine finally, retiring from Wean United as service manager after 36 years of service. He was a charter member of the Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church where he served the Lord in many capacities in the church, serving in many positions on the church council and teaching Sunday School. He also served on the Board of Directors for Camp Frederick. Also a member of Poland Lodge #766 F&AM, and Gideon International. Beside his wife the former Laura Avalyn Pifer, whom he married October 4, 1950, he leaves two daughters: Debra (Gary) Weaver of Boardman; Sandra (Walter) of Phoenix, AZ; a son: Leonard M. (Mary) of Houston, TX; two sisters: Agnes Schlientz of Conway, AK; and Joan Rubino of Boardman; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother Edvin Lind; six sisters: Evila Lind; Elin Swanson; Oliva McMurray; Ruth Lind; Edna Beltz; Ethel Konya.

Source: The Becker Funeral Homes Archives "

Sources

• *United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH8X-8W8 : accessed 18 November 2015), Edwin L Lind, 1930.

• United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQH9-87G : accessed 19 November 2015), Leonard Lind in household of Edward Lind, Harmony Borough, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 10-56, sheet 7B, family 135, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3449.

• Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKPS-J59 : accessed 19 November 2015), Leonard Andrew Lind, 26 Apr 2002; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. 33408, certificate number 052545, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.

• Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lind&GSfn=Leonard&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=98181532&df=all&