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Leo
L. Kerns, 771 of Nampa, died
peacefully, Sunday, Feb. 6, 1994, at a Nampa care center.
Graveside funeral
services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, 1994,
at the Lower
Boise Cemetery,
near Parma.
Rev. Virgil Saltz, pastor of the
Roswell
First Baptist
Church will officiate.
Friends are asked to
meet at the cemetery. Services
are under the direction of the Alsip Funeral Chapel,
Nampa.
Leo L.
Kerns was born Jan. 18, 1917, at Wray, Colorado,
son of Fred and Mary Kerns. He
was reared and attended school in
Colorado.
In 1935 he came to Idaho with his parents.
He entered the U.S.
Marine Corps, on Feb. 5, 1941.
He served during WWII and was stationed on the
St. Louis during the Pearl Harbor attack. He
retired from the Reserves in 1957.
Leo was the husband of
the late Lois E. Kerns, who died in 1988.
He
is survived by 1 son, Michael Kerns, Bakersfield, CA.; 1
daughter, Donna Carroll, San Francisco, CA.; 1 brother, Marvin
Kerns, Boise; 3 sisters, Lois Peterson and Betty Johnson, both
of Boise, Faye Jamison, Nampa; 4 grandchildren; 1
great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides his wife he was preceded in death by 1 sister and 6
brothers.
Friends
may call at the Alsip Funeral Chapel today until 9 p.m.
The
family suggests memorial contributions to the Make A Wish
Foundation, 1310
Vista Ave. Boise, Idaho 83705.
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