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Leo Kesl
LEO KESL
Chelsea
Leo E. Kesl, 87, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at Hrabak Funeral Home in Belle Plaine, with the Rev. Charles Johnson presiding. Inurnment will be at a later date in National Cemetery, Vining. Visitation will be one hour before the service.
Leo is survived by his wife, Judy; nephew, Richard Kesl Jr.; seven stepchildren, 23 stepgrandchildren and 26 stepgreat-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Richard; and aunts and uncles.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hrabakfuneral home.com under "obituaries."
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