Leonid Petrenko

Leonid Petrenko, a Proud Ukrainian by birth, 95 years old, of Phoenix Arizona, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2024 of natural causes.

Leonid was born on April 14, 1928 to Mykola Brajchenko Petrenko and Maria Lytvyn in Novo-Alexandrivka Ukraine, and immigrated to the United States on January 13, 1951, on the U.S. Navy, General M B Stewart Squier-Class Transport Ship and resided in Milwaukee, Wisconsin prior to his becoming a Naturalized Citizen of the United States of America on June 13, 1961. In 1974, Leonid moved the Petrenko Family to Phoenix, Arizona.

Leonid is a retired U.S. Army Veteran who served in the Korean War, and later finished his service to the Country in the U.S. Army Reserve in the rank of Master Sergeant (E8).

Leonid was a beloved and proud Father of his two sons’; Victor (64) married with two grown adult children and Ihor (61), both of whom also served honorably and retired from the United States Army.

Leonid was a dedicated and previously active member of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, both in Milwaukee and Phoenix.

Leonid was predeceased by Maria Lytvyn (Maternal Mother), Mykola (Paternal Father) and Justyna Petrenko, and Mykola and Tamara Burda (Sister).

Service and funeral will be held at the St Andrew Memorial Church, 280 Main Street, South Bound Brook, NJ. at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, 2024.