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Leonard Fritz Norlin

3 May 1895 – 30 Jun 1965

Birth3 May 1895
Death30 Jun 1965
CemeteryJohnson Cemetery
Johnson , Stanton County , Kansas , USA
Added byLeon Barton on 17 Oct 2007
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20532978

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Funeral services for Leonard Fritz Norlin, long time resident of Johnson and Stanton county, were held Sunday afternoon at the Johnson Methodist Church. Burial was in the Stanton County Cemetery. Mr. Norlin died near Greensburg, Ks. Wednesday, June 30, 1965 following a heart attack while he and Mrs. Norlin were enroute to Wichita to visit his 15 day old grandson. Mr and Mrs Norlin had visited relatives and friends in Johnson before leaving that morning for Wichita. They have made their home in Palm Springs, Calif. the last five years. They left here in 1945. Leonard Fritz Norlin was born at Marquette, Kansas May 3, 1895. He came to Johnson with his family when he was 9 years old. At that time there were only nine residents living in Johnson. The Norlin family ran a hotel for many years on the corner where the Plateau gas company recently built its new office. Later the family farmed and ranched in the Johnson area for many years. Leonard was widely known over Southwest Kansas as a baseball player on a once famous Johnson team. Mr. and Mrs. Norlin operated a cafe, among many other interests. He was married to Barbara Kippes, January 3, 1921, in Johnson. The continued to live here until twenty years ago. Mr. Norlin was baptized in the Lutheran church in Marquette during World War 1. He served in the United States Marine Corps and was wounded in action. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans of America. Survivors include the widow, two sons, Warren, now of Huntsville, Ala. and Ernest, known as Bud now of Wichita. Also surviving are two sisters, Marie Tumbleson of Lynnewood, Calif., and Eline Farrar, Canon City, Colo.; two grandchildren. He was predeceded by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norlin, and brothers, Rufus, Gene, and Carl, who all grew to manhood here. Two sisters and one brother died in childhood at Marquette.

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