Kevin Leon Edel Jr.

Kevin was born July 15, 1996, in Olean, N.Y., to Kevin and Amy (Colling-wood) Edel.

Kevin enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard in 2014 when he turned 17, and attended basic combat training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., during the summer of 2014. Kevin graduated from Milaca High School in 2015.

Kevin loved to spend time with family and friends and enjoyed Bro’s night with the boy’s. He also enjoyed fishing, 4-H softball, bowling, playing pool, skiing, video gaming, family game night, and playing foosball with his dad. He enjoyed listening to music and of course making people laugh. Kevin fell in love with Ft. Myers Beach, its beautiful sunsets, and listening to the live entertainment with his friends at Mango Rita’s.

Kevin is lovingly sur-vived by his mother and fa-ther. Amy and Kevin; his two sisters: Erica and Cheyanna; his grandmoth-er, Rose Collingwood; aunts and uncles: Donna and Dennis Burns and Kathleen Collingwood Reed; cousins: John Col-lingwood Jr., Anna (Col-lingwood) Armstrong, Emma and Alicia Timblin, Kaire (Burns) Zimmerman, Jeff Burns, Joseph Burns, Gina (Orlikowski) Rippen-trop, Sean Orlikowski, Kacy (Orlikowski) Hen-dricks; and several great aunts and great uncles. Kevin’s is also survived by his extended family members; brother and best friend. Joel Ransom; and sister. Colette Ransom; and so many friends.

Kevin was preceded in death by his grandfathers: Leon P. Edel and Edward (Butch) Collingwood; his grandmother, Cecelia Edel; and his uncles: Gerald, Dennis and Thomas Orli-kowski, and his uncle John Collingwood Sr.

Kevin chose to be an or-gan donor after seeing his uncle Denny receive two lungs in 1998 which gave him 21 more beautiful years of life. Kevin wanted others to have a second chance at life. Kevin donat-ed his heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and eyes with the help of Life Link and the many surgeons that made this possible. We are so proud of Kevin for choos-ing to give the gift of life, knowing that parts of Kevin will live on in others, warms our hearts.

As per Kevin’s wishes visitation will not be ob-served. A celebration of life will be held at a later date and will be announced by the VanRensselaer & Son Funeral Home, 14 Church St., Randolph.

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