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Leonard Michael Wanat, age 76, passed away on Friday, September 17, 2021 at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Leonard was born on November 1, 1944 in Gary, Indiana, the son of Michael J. and Stella (Jendrzejewski) Wanat.
On June 3, 1967 in Gary, Indiana, he married Annette Gurauskas and she survives.
Leonard’s hobbies were walking, golf, taking rides in his car and being with family. His interests were in sports, mainly watching them on TV and the news. Leonard was a member of St. Andrew parish and he belonged to the local gym, where he spent as much time socializing with new friends as exercising.
Survivors in addition to his wife Annette include their children David Wanat and Michelle Wanat, his sister Janet Vanage, sister-in-law Veronica Conde, brothers-in-law Edward Gurauskas and Alexander Gurauskas, and his nieces and nephews. Leonard was preceded in death by his Aunt Celia and Uncle Bud who were very special to him.
A Mass of the Christian Burial will be held on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. with Fr. John Linden as Celebrant. Friends may join the family for a time of visitation from 10:00 A.M. until the time of Mass at 11:00 A.M. Memorial contributions in his name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and envelopes will be available at the church.
Inurnment will follow the service and will take place in the St. Andrew Church Columbarium. Due to current health and safety concerns, the family requests that those in attendance please wear a mask. To leave a memory you have of Leonard, to sign his guestbook or for more information please visit www.rbfhsaline.com.
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This is outstanding news for the Saline Community!
Best burger goes to Droptop pizza. No doubt about it . Dan’s is not what it used to be and the food is not award worthy. Need some new judges.
It's a voting thing, not a judging thing.
Dan's burger has never treated me wrong. And I like the DropTop burger too.I would never put down someone else's burger, though. I might say someone else has a better one.
Like, I like the Jet's Pizza. But to me, that's a DropTop prize.
These awards are voted by the PEOPLE...not a committee of judges. The people of Saline and Saline area voted for these businesses. I have never had a bad meal at Dan's Downtown Tavern and if something wasn't right I know that it would be corrected. Plus I have had Drop Tops pizza and I found it to be quite good.
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While I have some empathy for the family I would bet the proverbial farm that their ancestors would not like it to be rezoned. Disappearing farm land is a national problem not just local.
Agreed. It’s their land and can do as they wish but it’s just a bummer