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LEONARD (GIELCZYNSKI) GILL, of Wilkes-Barre Township, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. He was a son of the late Anthony and Stella Bos Gielczynski. Leonard attended Wilkes-Barre Township Schools, and was employed at Empire Oil Company for over 46 years, retiring in 2000. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and a life member of the V.F.W. Post 50 and American Legion Post 815, Wilkes-Barre Township. He was a member of Our Lady of Hope Parish. He was preceded in death by brothers, John and Chester; sister, Helen. Surviving him are wife, Emilie; stepson, Kenneth Matulewski; stepdaughter, Krista Dean; and four grandchildren.

Private funeral services were held by the Jendrzejewski Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre.