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Leona P Burnett

February 12, 1919 — April 21, 2016

Leona P Burnett

North Mankato Mortuary
2060 Commerce Drive
North Mankato, MN 56003
507-388-2288

Leona P. Burnett, age 97 of North Mankato, died Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Pathstone Living in Mankato.

 

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in North Mankato with Rev. Gary Wong officiating. Burial will be in Kern’s Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m., until the time of the 11:00 a.m., service. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church or the donor’s choice. Mankato Mortuary in charge of arrangements.

 

Leona P. Burnett was born February 12, 1919 to Walter and Louise (Poehler) Enter in rural Nicollet. She was united in marriage to Raymond George Burnett on August 29, 1946 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Nicollet. Leona and Raymond raised their five children in rural North Mankato where she loved farm life. Leona loved flowers, sewing, needle work, crocheting and enjoyed mowing lawn.

 

She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in North Mankato.

 

Leona is survived by her five children, Steven (Kathleen) Burnett of North Mankato, Karen (Dwight) Yaeger, Rita (Rick) Buck, Ronda (Kevin) Frauendienst, Randy Burnett all of Mankato; eight grandchildren, Shannon (Jim) Gullickson, Tammy (Tom) Rossow, Chad (Cara) Yaeger, Ranae (Jesse) Hiniker, Rachel (Jay) Swalve, Robin (Chad) Gumbel, Shari (Rick) Westphal, Justin (special friend, Angela) Frauendienst; 20 great-grandchildren; sister, Delores Gleason of Nicollet; sister-in-law, Ruth Burnett of North Mankato.

 

Preceded in death by her parents, husband, Raymond in 2001; brothers and sisters.

Past Services

Visitation

Saturday, April 23, 2016

9:30 - 11:00 am (Central time)

St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church

304 Monroe Ave, North Mankato, MN 56003

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Funeral Service

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church

304 Monroe Ave, North Mankato, MN 56003

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Burial

Saturday, April 23, 2016

Starts at 1:00 pm (Central time)

Kern's Oak Grove

North Mankato, MN 56003

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