Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Leonard K. Boswell

July 26, 1946 -- Sept. 9, 2006

                                        

South Bend Tribune 9/12/2006

Leonard K. Boswell, 60, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2006, in Hospice House. He was born on July 26, 1946, in Peru, IN, to Marion and Gaythal (Robins) Boswell. Mr. Boswell is survived by a daughter, Jodi (Jim) Tristler of Wabash, IN; a son, Jeff (Amy) Boswell of Weston, FL; his mother, Gaythal Boswell of Swayzee, IN; two brothers, Michael (Lisa) Boswell of Swayzee, IN, and Marvin (Jean Ann) Boswell of Kokomo, IN; four grandchildren; five nephews; and special friends, Leo and Belinda Wiesinger of South Bend, IN. He was preceded in death by his father, Marion, and by a brother, Lonnie Dale Boswell.

 

Mr. Boswell grew up in Swayzee, lived in Kokomo, and had resided in South Bend for the last 20 years. He graduated in 1964 from Swayzee High School, the last graduating class. He served his country in the United States Army. Mr. Boswell was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed I.U. basketball. He also enjoyed bowling and golfing.

 

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 13, 2006, in the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN. Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, prior to the services. Contributions in memory of Leonard K. Boswell may be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.