Leona Elizabeth Tennessen – Life Panel® courtesy of Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home Memorials may be sent to Braille Books for Blind Children, Samaritan’s Purse or a Humane Society. Interment will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. on June 7 and from 10:30 until the time of service on June 8 at the Maresh-Meredith & Acklam Funeral Home. Visitation for Leona Elizabeth Tennessen will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by her sons, Paul and Eugene brothers, Derald (Donna) Fishnick and Loren Fishnick and grandson, Kevin Tennessen. daughter-in-law, Linda Tennessen of Franklin four grandchildren, Dawn (Mark) Bednar, Steven (Traci) Tennessen, Susan (Peter) Krueger, and Wendy Tennessen great-grandchildren, Ashley (Jon) Hernandez, Austin Parsons, Abby and Ella Tennessen, Alyssa and Megan Krueger great-great-grandchildren, Enzo, Nina, Lexi, and Mia Hernandez, as well as several nieces, nephews, faithful neighbors and wonderful friends, and not forgetting her precious pup, Bonnie. Surviving are her daughter, Caroll (John) Brodin of Brooklyn Center, Minn. Leona will be missed for numerous reasons by all who knew and loved her. Her faith was sure and strong, trusting alone in Jesus’ love and sacrifice for her. Leona will be remembered for her spunk, get-it-done attitude, gentle care, listening heart and sentimental spirit. She joined the Eskimo Snowmobile Club at Jim’s coaching, too. Leona was a member of the 3C’s club for years with her husband. Family occasions were her delight, ever taking pictures to mark each one. So many animals were a big part of her life, always a little dog at her side. Her love of flowers inspired each of her children. Her gardens provided so much to can and freeze. Leona loved being a mother, cooking great meals, never skipping one and always ending with dessert.
Leona was a resident of Racine for 77 years, moving to Brooklyn Park, Minn., in 2019 to be near her daughter.
Leona was Jim’s support as he operated his business, Jim’s Garage Door Service for 20 years. Leona and Jim were married for 56 years before Jim passed away on Aug. Tennessen, and they were blessed with three children, Paul, Eugene, and Caroll. 2, 1941, she was united in marriage to James P.
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