Leron Kay Boggs
May 26, 1935 -
March 1, 2023
US Veteran
Leron Kay Boggs, age 87, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital surrounded by his family.
Born in Richland Center, WI on May 26, 1935, he was the son of the late Edgar and Eva (Maly) Boggs. Leron was a graduate of Muscoda High School.
From 1957 – 1959, Leron proudly served his country in the United States Army.
On April 6, 1963, Leron was united in marriage to Karen Lee Nichols.
He was employed with AMC/Chrylser until his retirement in 1994.
In his early years, Leron loved snowmobiling, hunting and fishing. Later years he enjoyed helping his son on his land in Richland Center, gambling and playing Wednesday night Bingo at the Moose Lodge in Kenosha. Every year, Leron would make the Kenosha News with his Christmas Light decorations and was very proud of that.
He will be missed by his loving wife, Karen Boggs; his children Bruce (Vonae) Boggs and Wendy (Mark Nausieda) Boggs; his grandchildren, Jamie (Greg) Roberts and Carly (Paul) Tellez; his great grandchildren, Kai, Alexandra and Chloe Tellez, Kaitlyn Kuzmic, Bethany and Kay Sanders, Renee and Jack Roberts; his siblings, Willard Boggs and Bonita O’Brien; many brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
In addition to his parents, Leron was preceded in death by his siblings, Eunice (Jack) Lovering and Janice (David) Adsit; sister-in-law, Lillie Boggs and brother-in-law, James O’Brien.
Service Info
Funeral services honoring Leron’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at the Piasecki Funeral Home.
Interment with full military honors will follow in Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.
A visitation for Leron will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home.
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Carol ThuotI'm so terribly sorry to see this. My deepest sympathy to Karen and family. Norm and I had many good times with Leron and Karen.
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Joann EickLeron was a great neighbor. Always willing to help with information to solve problems of the mechanical nature. He and Karen were the first to welcome me to the neighborhood. We all became good friends. Rest in peace.
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Jerri LloydUncle Leron was always so wonderful to us kids. I always smile when I think of him and how he would wiggle his ears to make us laugh. When ever we visited he always made us feel so loved. I will always treasure the time we go to spend with him. He truly was one of the good He will be remembered fondly and forever missed.
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Bonita O’BrienI remember getting my driver’s license in his 57 ford. He was always there to help others. I told him I would get married before him and I did. He always had a way to make people laugh. I love my brother. He will be missed.
