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Leonard Michael Stanulis

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Leonard Michael Stanulis (Len) passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Brookstone Assisted Living in Fayetteville, Ark. He was 94 years old. Born on Aug. 12, 1922, Len graduated from Waukegan High School and served in the army during World War II in Europe. He was awarded the Purple Heart, and later served as Arkansas state commander in the Military Order of the Purple Heart. On May 5, 1947, he married his high school sweetheart, Margaret Ellen Rice (Peg) and they resided in Waukegan while he earned his college degree in engineering and started a family. In 1954, the family moved to Benton Harbor, Mich., when Len took a job at Whirlpool Corporation where he worked for the rest of his career. In 1967, he transferred to Ft. Smith, Ark., where he spent the final half of his life. After retiring, he and Peg traveled to explore the world and to visit family. Len could fix anything and was called upon to do all kinds of building projects for his growing family. He also loved to work in the yard, gardening, trimming trees, and mowing. He was also a volunteer at the Fayetteville VA Medical Center. Len was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 52 years, Peg, his parents, Theodore and Antoinette Stanulis, and a brother Theodore Stanulis. He is survived by one brother, Edward Stanulis and three children and their families, Margaret Stanulis Ells (Bob Ells), David Stanulis (Lori Stanulis) and Laura Stanulis Wilkins (Bruce Wilkins), seven grandchildren, David Stanulis, II (Katie), Rebecca Stanulis Stern, Jessica Stanulis McIntosh (Landon), Meghann Ells, Lauren Wilkins Stokes (Lance), Cody Ells, and Austin Wilkins and five great-grandchildren, Joseph Tyler Stern, Burkleigh Boyett, Cameron Stanulis, Lofton and Linden Stokes, and his good friend and companion, Janet LaForce. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Military Order of the Purple Heart. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Christ the King Catholic Church Chapel in Fort Smith at 10 a.m., with interment at Ascension Catholic Cemetery in Libertyville, Ill. Arrangements: Epting Funeral Home. Condolences: www.eptingfuneralhome.webs.com.

Published April 2, 2017

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