Lenard F. Streets
April 23, 1918 — December 4, 2006
Lenard F. Streets, 88, of Anamosa, died Monday, December 4, 2006, at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids, following a lengthy illness. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 9, 2006, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Marion by Rev. Laurie Riley. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Surviving are his wife of sixty-seven years, Relda; a sister, Evelyn Bath of Davenport; a daughter, Anita (August) Paulsen of Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Carisa (Sam) Atkins of Columbia, Missouri and Bryan (Theresa) Paulsen of Washburn, Wisconsin; and four great-grandchildren, Zachary and Kirstin Atkins and Laura and Benjamin Paulsen.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Clarence and Ralph.
Lenard was born April 23, 1918, near Iron Hill in Jackson County. He was the son of Ernest and Sadie Streets. He received his early education in rural school in Cedar County. Lenard married Relda Russell September 30, 1939, at The Little Brown Church in Nashua. They started farming in the Whittier area and later moved to a farm near Morley where they farmed until 1970. Lenard then had an excavating business and moved to Anamosa in 1978. He retired in 1983 but grew tired of retirement. He was happiest when he had grease under his finger nails and loved to repair motors. His last few years he helped repair motors at Al Edens and mowed lawn at Fawn Creek Homes for Fred Williams. He also considered it a challenge to keep the teenagers mopeds running.
A memorial fund has been established in Lenard?s memory.
Surviving are his wife of sixty-seven years, Relda; a sister, Evelyn Bath of Davenport; a daughter, Anita (August) Paulsen of Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Carisa (Sam) Atkins of Columbia, Missouri and Bryan (Theresa) Paulsen of Washburn, Wisconsin; and four great-grandchildren, Zachary and Kirstin Atkins and Laura and Benjamin Paulsen.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Clarence and Ralph.
Lenard was born April 23, 1918, near Iron Hill in Jackson County. He was the son of Ernest and Sadie Streets. He received his early education in rural school in Cedar County. Lenard married Relda Russell September 30, 1939, at The Little Brown Church in Nashua. They started farming in the Whittier area and later moved to a farm near Morley where they farmed until 1970. Lenard then had an excavating business and moved to Anamosa in 1978. He retired in 1983 but grew tired of retirement. He was happiest when he had grease under his finger nails and loved to repair motors. His last few years he helped repair motors at Al Edens and mowed lawn at Fawn Creek Homes for Fred Williams. He also considered it a challenge to keep the teenagers mopeds running.
A memorial fund has been established in Lenard?s memory.
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