Leon
"Lee" I. Kowalczyk aged 84, of Grand Rapids, Veteran of WWII, went to
be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Surviving are his
loving wife
of 61 years, Esther; his children, Dennis (Marcia) Kowalczyk, Kathleen
(Gary)
Gillstedt of Orlando, FL, Chad (Anita) Kowalczyk; grandchildren, Mark
(Courtney), Michael (Teri), Scott (Jennifer) Kowalczyk, Heather
(fiancée, Sean
Wiggers), Christian, Geoffrey, Tiffany Gillstedt, Rachel, Stacey
Kowalczyk;
great grandchildren, Taylor, Natasha, Joshua, Nicholas, William and
Jacob (to
be born in February); his sister, Dorothy Reeder of TX; sisters-in-law,
Alvina
Peterson, Betty (James) Mauk; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death
by his six siblings. He was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Leon
was the
owner and founder of PRS Manufacturing. A Funeral Service will be
conducted
Monday, 11 a.m. at the Funeral Home. Interment Chapel Hill Memorial
Gardens.
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