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Birth: Dec. 7, 1929
Solen
Sioux County
North Dakota, USA
Death: Aug. 11, 2012
Mandan
Morton County
North Dakota, USA
Richard F. Leingang, 82, Mandan, died August 11, 2012 surrounded by family at Mandan Medcenter One Care Center off Collins.
Rite of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Christ the King Catholic Church, Mandan, ND with Rev. Johnson Kuriappilly as celebrant. Burial will be at the ND Veterans Cemetery, south of Mandan, with military honors provided by the VFW Post #707 and American Legion Post #40.
Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 15, 2012 from 12:00-9:00 pm at Weigel Funeral Home, with a Knights of Columbus Rosary at 7:00 pm followed by a Parish Rosary/Vigil. Visitation will continue at the church one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Richard was born on December 7, 1929 to Frank G. and Mary (Beckler) Leingang in Solen, ND. He was raised and educated in St. Anthony, ND. He married Ann Miller on June 15, 1954 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Mandan. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the Navy, he served his country well until 1952 and remained proud of his military service all his life. While in the Navy he was stationed aboard the destroyer, USS Goodrich. When he returned home, he worked in the grocery business until retirement.
Richard was a compassionate, thoughtful and honorable man who profoundly loved his family and friends. He enjoyed every opportunity to spend time with them. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter were very special times for him, when everyone was together. His family will always remember the helping hand he would give them on their home projects or the love he put into his hand crafted wood projects; like his yard ornaments. Richard's compassion and enjoyment of life did not stop with his family, it extended to the customers and friends he had the pleasure of meeting over the years. He was a proud member of the American Legion.
Left with wonderful memories of him and an example of a life well lived, are his wife, Ann; daughters, Mary Ann (Curt) Simons, Baldwin, Alice (Lenus) Berger and Arlene (Tim) Oster both of Mandan; sons, James (Donna), Paul (Kelly) and Gerard (Tammy) all of Mandan; 16 grandchildren; 12 soon to be 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Christine (Dick) Moon, Spokane, WA, Irene Leingang, Waseca, MN and Viola (Matt) Baltus, Minneapolis, MN; brother-in-law Bob Feiler, St Cloud, MN .
Richard was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Lillian (Bob) Feiler, Bernice Fitterer and an infant sister and an infant brother.
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Parents:
Frank G Leingang (1904 - 1992)
Mary Beckler Leingang (1903 - 1976)
Siblings:
Richard F. Leingang (1929 - 2012)
Lillian E. Leingang Feiler (1931 - 2011)*
Bernice B Leingang Fitterer (1936 - 1979)*
Thomas Leingang (1938 - 1938)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
Mandan
Morton County
North Dakota, USA
Created by: High Plains
Record added: Aug 14, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95347616
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1929 - 2012 (82 years)