hmtl5 Leonard DeLonais b. 23 Sep 1918 Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois d. 24 May 2009 Kankakee County, Illinois: Hedges Genealogy

Leonard DeLonais

Male 1918 - 2009  (90 years)


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  • Name Leonard DeLonais 
    Born 23 Sep 1918  Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II. US Army Air Corps.  [2
    Died 24 May 2009  Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried All Saints Cemetery, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I4096  Hedges
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2023 

    Father Lionel Alfred DeLonais,   b. 3 Sep 1883, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1919, Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Cogswell,   b. 21 Oct 1879, Fithian, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1965  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1902  [3
    Family ID F650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Lorraine Kriebs,   b. 28 Jun 1918, Galena, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 2004  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1952 
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F1810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 23 Sep 1918 - Bradley, Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 May 2009 - Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - All Saints Cemetery, Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Leonard was born the son of the late Lionel and Gertrude Cogswell DeLonais. Mr. DeLonais was the retired owner of a dry cleaning and laundry business and the owner of the Wedding Center. He was also engaged in farming. He was on the original board of the Bank of Bourbonnais. His wife, the former Helen L. Kriebs, whom he married in June of 1952, in Bradley, died Dec. 22, 2004. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps serving during World War II and was also a referee for high school sports. Surviving are one daughter and son-in-law, Gretchen and Sam Averitt of Tucson; grandson, Spencer Averitt of Tucson; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are his parents; three brothers, Walter, Alfred and Victor; and four sisters, Maybelle Morris, Hazel Mizera, Loretta Cromwell and Pauline O'Donnell.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6] Find a Grave.

    2. [S9] Obituary.

    3. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.