KESSLER, Leonard 'Ace'

1941 - 2023  (82 years)

• Name	KESSLER, Leonard 'Ace'
  Birth	29 May 1941	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KESS.L002
  Death	13 Nov 2023	Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I20926	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Kessler, Edwin Zachary,   b. 2 Dec 1896, Illinois d. 8 Jan 1973 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Kuenstler, Helen,   b. 12 Jan 1902, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Apr 1965, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F16359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bahl, N.
  Family ID	F9377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 May 1941 - Clay County, Illinois Death - 13 Nov 2023 - Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Leonard Kessler, 82, of Ingraham, Illinois, passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital. Leonard was born May 29, 1941 in Clay County, Illinois, the son of Edwin and Helen (Kuenstler) Kessler. He married Norma Bahl on July 11, 1967 at St. Joseph Church in Stringtown, and she survives. Leonard "Ace" grew up in rural Wendelin on a farm in a large family. As a child, he enjoyed playing outdoor sports and getting into trouble with his brothers. He was a Clay City High School graduate of 1960 and was a lifelong farmer. As an adult, he enjoyed slow and fast pitch softball at the Wendelin ball diamond, along with pitching horseshoes. His love of sports continued as a parent as he could often be seen playing with his kids and rarely missed any event. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate in sports and activities. He was dedicated farmer, and he could often be seen on his 4020 loader tractor. His farm and his family were his life Leonard is survived by his wife; children, Beverly (Michael) Beck, Myron Kessler, Brenda (Scott) Plocher, Rita (Jonathan) Lakamp, Janet (Ryan) Meyers, and Helen (Zachary) Weber; grandchildren, Natasha (Beck) Jolin, Brianna (Beck) Stamm, Lexie and Kirsten Plocher, Danny, Jared, and Lauren Lakamp, Ava and Ashlynn Meyers, Leo, Jacob, Adam, Curtis, and Jack Weber; great grandchildren, Nora and Ian Jolin and Bradley and Colt Stamm; brothers, Carl Kessler, Ben Kessler, and Hugh (Frances) Kessler, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Erma (Melvin) Rauch, Elizabeth (Tom) Coan, Gertrude (Clifford) Rauch, Frieda Kessler and Carolyn (Robert) Frohning; brother, Paul (Mary) Kessler; sisters-in-law, Judy (Carl) Kessler and Martha (Ben) Kessler. A visitation will be held on November 17, 2023, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Wendelin. A Mass of Christian Burial for Leonard will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorials can be made to Clay County Support Group.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15738] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Kesler, Leonard, 82, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=29892180&fbclid=IwAR38iD3r_zl54OVHGP72l8AlGUcmzvtcMK) (Reliability: 2).