Leslie Colleen Sr

Leslie A�LesA� W. Colleen, age 79, of Coon Lake Beach, passed away 5/01/04. Preceded in death by his wife Ardis L. England and his youngest child Timothy. He is survived by his children, Les Jr., Greg & Deb, Richard & Karen, and Robert & Judie. He was known as A�GrandpaA� to his grand kids, Jessica, Chris, Matthew, Kristina, Gunnar, Kari, Mitchell, Noah and great-grand child Beau.Les was born on the family farm near Coon Lake and in later years built a home just down the road from the family farm. Les was the fifth child of twelve children. (Marie, Gertrude, Stanley, Raymond, Les, Ethyl, Dorothy, Irene, Jim, Dick, Marlene, and Janet.)Les served with the US Navy during World War II between 1943 and 1946 as a Electricians Mate; after the War he attended schooling in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration. He worked with Minnegasco Gas Company for 20 years; and the Spring Lake Park School District as the Chief Custodian for School District. Shortly after retiring he received the calling to join the A�Laborer For ChristA� an organization of dedicated individuals who give of their time to serve the lord by helping the Lutheran Church is building projects across the country. As a Laborer For Christ, Les has worked on many building projects from Idaho to North Carolina, Texas to Minnesota and many places in between.

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