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Jesina, Leo
Leo Jesina, 90, who lived with his daughter Michelle Rose in Cedar Rapids for four years, died Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids following a long illness. Private services will be Saturday, Dec. 31, at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Vining. There will be no public visitation.
He is survived by daughters, Linda Jesina and Michelle (Jim) Rose, both of Cedar Rapids, and Roxanne (Pat Vagle) of North Liberty; sons, Richard (Connie) Jesina of Wellington, Kan., Bill (Luey) Jesina of Marshalltown and Tim (Deb) Jesina of North Liberty; sister, Mildred Machan of California; brother, Milvoy Jesina of Cedar Rapids; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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Published Dec. 30, 2011, in The Gazette
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