Passed away after a brief illness on Friday, November 7, 2014 at Cambridge Memorial Hospital, in his 84th year. Reunited with his beloved wife Kathleen (1999), parents Johannes and Eulalie Jansen and brothers Joe, Peter and John. Leon will be missed by his sisters Alma Warner and Magdalena Dalton and sister in-laws Velma Gibson and Nellie Taylor. He will be fondly remembered by his nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. Relatives and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life Gathering at the Barthel Funeral Home, 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge (519-653-3251) on Sunday, November 16, 2014 from 2 – 4 p.m. A few words of remembrance will be given around 2:30 p.m. If desired, donations in Leon’s memory can be made to the Cambridge Memorial Hospital or the Canadian Cancer Society.