May have mistakes Cole Camp Courier June 8, 1967, Pg.1 Leonard Steffens Funeral Rites Leonard Steffens farmer of Cole Camp, died at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, June 3, of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Monday morning, June 5 at the Fox Funeral Chapel with the Rev. L. R. Krout, officiating. Mr. L. C. Schnell served as organist. Pallbearers were Virgil Eckhoff, Larry Schlesselman, Leonard Ives, Harold Goosen, Cleo Viebrock and Rufus Tobaben. Military services were conducted by Abraham Lincoln Post 305 of the American Legion, at the cemetery. Leonard Carl Steffens was born at Cole Camp on August 28, 1931, son of the late Carl and Sophia Mueller Steffens. He was baptized and confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church, Cole Camp in 1945. Most of his life was spent in the cole Camp community. He was a veteran of the Korean War. He attained the age of 35 years, 9 months and 5 days. He was united in marriage to Miss Leona Arlene Kaiser. The couple have resided on a farm near Cole Camp. Three children were born to this union. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Leona Steffens, two sons, Randell and Jerry and one daughter Karen Steffens, all of the home; one sister, Verna, Mrs. Calvin Witte, Stover, Mo.; one brother, Emil Steffens, Cole Camp; his step-mother, Mrs. Zelma Steffens, Canton, Illinois; an aunt, Miss Bertha Mueller, Cole Camp, who cared for him after the death of his mother; three maternal aunts, and one uncle and one paternal aunt. His mother preceded him in death in 1933 when he was two years old; his father died in 1960. Typed as found. Denise Brauer Hoehns rwbrauer@iland.net