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Personal data Leon E. (Leon E. "Lee") "Lee" Sheldon 


Household of Leon E. (Leon E. "Lee") "Lee" Sheldon

He is married to Gladys Jean Albers.

They got married on November 23, 1966 at Forest City, Hancock / Winnebago Co., IA, he was 26 years old.

Leon E. Sheldon oo Gladys Albers

Marriage source: Buffalo Center [IA] Tribune, Vol. 75, # 31, 1 Dec 1966, Pg. 7, Col. 6

"Whipple-Sheldon Vows Spoken November 23

Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Albers, Jr. of Buffalo Center announce the marriage of their daughter, Gladys Whipple, to Leon E. Sheldon of Forest City, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Johnson of Austin, Minnesota. The couple was married at Forest City,Wednesday, November 23.

Attendants were Mrs. LuVerne Kamp as matron of honor and Roger Kamp as best man. Both are of Forest City.

The bride is a graduate of the Buffalo Center Community School and the groom graduated from the Austin High School in Austin, Minnesota.

Both are employed at Winnebago Industries at Forest City and are now making their home at Forest City Trailer Court." <>

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Notes about Leon E. (Leon E. "Lee") "Lee" Sheldon

Leon E. "Lee" Sheldon

Sources: Author: Marshall, Vickie; Title: e-mail to David A. Navorska regarding Albers/Smith, (Publication site: Meno Vly., CA, Publisher: VSAM, Publication date: xv Mar MMXII)

"... Gladys (14695) b 12-13-1936 married 2 x.. Leon Sheldon and Raymond Whipple ..."

Author: NN (anonymous), Title: "SHELDON, Leon E. "Lee" 1940-1997," (Publication site: Iowa, Publisher: Cerro Gordo Obituaries, Publication date: xxiv Jan MMXIV)

https://iagenweb.org/boards/cerrogordo/obituaries/index.cgi?read=482707

"SHELDON, Leon E. "Lee" 1940 - 1997

SHELDON, MOLSTAD, ALBERS, DUNN, JOHNSON

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email) Date: 1/24/2014 at 13:59:05

LEON E. (LEE) SHELDON

Mr. Leon E. (Lee) Sheldon, 56, of Clear Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, Feb. 23, 1997 at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center East Campus, Mason City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held today (Wednesday), Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. at the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, Clear Lake. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Minn. following services. The family suggests memorials to the Leon E. Sheldon memorial fund.

Lee was born May 1, 1940 in Osage, Iowa the son of Leonard and Beulah (Molstad) Sheldon Sr. Lee attended school in Austin and then entered the United States Army.

On Nov. 23, 1966 Lee married Gladys Albers Whipple in Forest City, Iowa. They lived in Forest City from 1966-1979 and later moved to Clear Lake where they lived since. Lee enjoyed fishing, hunting and tinkering with motors.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys Sheldon, Clear Lake; two daughters, Betty Sheldon and LaBeth Sheldon, both of Clear Lake; a step-son, Kevin Whipple, Iowa City, Iowa; one sister, Sandra Dunn, Austin; and one brother, Leonard Sheldon Jr., Austin; his step father, Harley Johnson, Austin; his mother-in-law, Elizabeth Albers, Buffalo Center, Iowa; a step-brother; step-sisters; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and one step sister.

Cerro Gordo Obituaries maintained by Lynn Diemer-Mathews. WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen"

Author: Pike, K.; Title: "Leon E. Sheldon," (Publicaton site: Austin MN, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: iii Oct MMVII)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21924525/leon-e-sheldon

"Photo [Leon's military-style grave marker] added by K. Pike

Leon E. Sheldon VETERAN Birth 1 May 1940 Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa, USA Death 23 Feb 1997 (aged 56) Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, USA Burial Oakwood Cemetery Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.6823472, Longitude: -92.9770806 Memorial ID 21924525

Parents
[photo-Leonard's military-style grave marker] Leonard Earl Sheldon 1915-1981
Beulah Mae Molestead Sheldon 1919-1996

Siblings

[photo-Merlyn's stone] Merlyn Dean Sheldon Sr 1936-1970
[photo-woman] Sandra Kaye Sheldon Dunn 1938-2015
[photo-Kenneth's stone] Kenneth W. Sheldon 1944-1994
[photo-Duane's stone] Duane LeRoy Sheldon 1948-1980

Created by: K. Pike Added: Oct 3, 2007 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 21924525"
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Leon E. Sheldon
1940-1997

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Gladys Jean Albers
1936-2024

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Birthday May 1, 1940

  • The temperature on May 1, 1940 was between 8.0 °C and 20.6 °C and averaged 13.9 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (86%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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Day of marriage November 23, 1966

  • The temperature on November 23, 1966 was between 1.1 °C and 5.1 °C and averaged 3.0 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.6 hours. There was 0.1 hours of sunshine (1%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
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Day of death February 23, 1997

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Day of burial February 26, 1997

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