Leonard Bryan Stenger
Leonard Bryan Stenger, Jan 11, 1957 - Aug 24, 2022
Leonard Bryan Stenger passed away on August 24, 2022, in the Devon hospital, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in the Empress hospital on January 11, 1957. The 4th son of Joseph Stenger and Mary Brown.
He attended school in Empress and later Acadia Valley. School was never his thing. He would rather play hockey and ride horses or work with dogs.
Leonard married his high school sweetheart and soul mate Cindy Andersen on April 17, 1982. They just celebrated their 40th anniversary. With love and hard work, they built their farm and ranch. Leonard was passionate about horses, ranching, fitness and family.
He will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his wife Cindy and daughters; Coral (Jason Rogers) and Brandy (Darcy Brown).
Leonard always said his grandchildren kept him going. He loved being a grandpa to Camryn and Anders Rogers, Skylar, Braxton and Sierra Brown.
He is survived by his dad Joseph Stenger and mother, Mary Brown, and four brothers: Lyle (Yvonne), Tom (Kim), Clifford (Jennifer), Brad (Cheryl); in-laws Sussi (Craig) White, Nancey (Gary) Meers, Sandra (Mike) Kolke; Mother-in-law Inger Andersen as well as aunts, uncles, many cousins, nephews and nieces.
He is predeceased by his brother Neal, father-in-law Anker Andersen, and stepmothers; Violet Stenger, Mildred Stenger, grandparents and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial tributes may be directed to Acadia Valley Rec Club or the Empress Ag Society Box 253 Empress, AB T0J 1E0.
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A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2022, @ 2 p.m at the Acadia Valley Community Hall in Acadia Valley, AB.
The family would like to thank everyone for their kind thoughts and messages of condolence. Hearing your memories and stories and knowing how he touched so many lives has lightened our hearts over the past weeks.
The family would also like to thank the Acadia Valley Community Club for supplying lunch for Leonard’s celebration of life.