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Leonard B Janssen

1 Apr 1917 – 18 Apr 1957

Birth1 Apr 1917
Death18 Apr 1957
CemeterySaint Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added byDon on 25 Feb 2010
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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1957.html The Columbus Daily Telegram, April 19, 1957 JANSSEN--Leonard B. Janssen accident victim; services Monday Leonard B. Janssen, 40, was killed instantly at his farm near Platte Center Thursday afternoon when a hydraulic truck bed was accidentally released pinning him beneath it. Janssen was in the process of removing a muffler from a truck and had the truck bed raised to gain access to the muffler. He had removed the part and at this point probably accidentally tripped a release that lowers the bed of the truck causing it to come down on him. He was found by his wife, who immediately called the fire department for help and upon the arrival of the crash unit accompanied by a local physician, he was pronounced dead. The attending physican noted the cause of death as strangulation. Funeral services will be held at 1:15 p.m. Monday at the Gass Funeral home and at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran church in Platte Center with the Rev. Cleo Kautsch in charge. Burial will be in St. John's cemetery 12 miles north of Columbus. The body will lie in state at the Gass Funeral chapel after 11 a.m. Sunday. Mr. Janssen, a lifetime resident of Platte county, was born April 1, 1917, in Grand Prairie township, the son of Bernhard and Emma Gehring Janssen. He was baptized in Zion Lutheran church, Grand Prairie, on May 13, 1917, and was confirmed there March 29, 1931. He received his education at District 28 school. On Feb. 6, 1940 he married Lillian Hellbusch at St. John's Lutheran church, Columbus, and they made their home in Grand Prairie township. He was a member of Grace Lutheran church of Platte Center, a member of the church council and the Lutheran Laymen's League. He served on the District 28 school board. Surviving are his wife; five children, Kathryn, 14, Warren, 13, Lowell, 9, Zona Ruth, 7, and Rachel, 3; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernhard Janssen of Columbus; two brothers, Elmer of Humphrey and Edgar of Platte Center; three sisters, Mrs. Howard (Ethel) Muth of Creston, Mrs. Jerome (Margaret) Mark of Platte Center and Mrs. Otto (Bernette) Ewert of Columbus. A sister, Edna, died June 7, 1943, and another sister died in infancy. Find A Grave contributor Don

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