Leslie Donald Vangness (1930-2010)

VANGNESS, NELSON, COUCH, JOHNSON

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 7/2/2010 at 09:30:55

THE STORY CITY HERALD, Story City, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, June 16-23, 2010.

Leslie Donald Vangness, 80, of Story City, passed away Saturday, June, 12, 2010 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa. Funeral services will be June 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City. Burial will be in the Story City Cemetery. There will be a visitation of family and friends on Monday, June 14th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Soderstrum Funeral Home.

Leslie D. Vangness was born April 3, 1930 to Oscar and Cora B. (Nelson) Vangness in Story City, Iowa. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He worked as a custodian for 17 years at Iowa State University.

Leslie was a member of the Story City American Legion. He liked to play cribbage and pool, watch old westerns on TV, and enjoyed fishing.
Leslie is survived by his son, Danny Vangness, of Story City.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters Dorothy Couch and Judith Johnson.