Obituary of Leonard Van Flatern

Leonard Van Flatern, (Van to his friends) 87, of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at home.  He was born on November 4, 1937, to the late Eva and Leon Van Flatern.

Van was employed as a tool and die maker at Roger’s Corp. and then at Whitcraft, where he became a Planner Engineer. In his spare time he enjoyed target shooting and family road trips (on bicycles and by car). He was a motorcycle enthusiast, and explored thousands of miles with his wife, June.  He enjoyed the outdoors, caring for his home – he was able to fix just about anything.  He was always the life of our family parties.  His sense of humor will be sadly missed.

Van leaves his wife of almost 65 years, June (Sulkowski), children Heidi (and Michael), Holly Barlow (and Walter), Tracy (and Amanda), and sister-in-law Diane Crozier (and Blair), of PEI, Canada.  He also leaves grandchildren and great grandchildren, as well as a cousin “Mickey” (and Ruth) Tracy of WA, who was like a brother to him, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Carol Dauphinais of Canterbury.

Services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to support cancer research in children to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude’s Place, Memphis, 38105. Share a memory at Smithandwalkerfh.com