Individual Details

Leo Ferdinand Eveslage

(March 5, 1916 - September 14, 2005)

Leo A. Eveslage
89
Greenwald
Sept 14, 2005

Services will be 11 a.m. Mon. Sept. 19, 2005 at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Greenwald for Leo A. Eveslage, 89, of Greenwald who died in the comfort of his own home in Greenwald on Sept. 14, 2005. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 8 p.m. on Sunday followed by Knights of Columbus at 8:30 p.m.

Leo A. Eveslage was born Mar. 5, 1916 at home in Greenwald to Ferdinand and Helen (Nathe) Eveslage. Leo attended country school in Spring Hill Township. Leo married Armella J. Miller on May 17, 1936 in Spring Hill, MN. He was a lifetime resident of Greenwald with most of his life spent on a four generation dairy farm. He was a member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church, where he had served as trustee, Knights of Columbus, St. Michael's Men's Society, a charter member of the Greenwald Lions Club, in which he received the Melvin Jones Award, and a charter member of the Greenwald Recreation Club. Leo enjoyed deer hunting, fishing, playing cards, going to their lake place and visiting with family and friends.

Survivors include his wife, Armella Eveslage of Greenwald; children, Marilyn Welle Villella (Conrad) of Las Vegas, NV, Jerry Eveslage (Jane) of Waconia, Jim Eveslage (Judy) of Alexandria, Dan Eveslage (Rita) of Greenwald, Mark Eveslage (Jan) of Avon, Cathy Rose (Don) of Montrose; son-in-law, Donald Thull of Minneapolis; 32 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren; sisters, Agnes Fuchs (Pete) of Sartell and Clara Uphus of Calif.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Doreen Thull; son-in-law, Danny Welle; two grandchildren, Vincent Thull and Jamie Eveslage; brothers, Tony and Elmer Eveslage; sisters, Valaria Lensing, Rose Weller, Alvina Meyer and Juliana Mader.

Casket bearers were Jeff Eveslage, Craig Eveslage, Steve Eveslage, Tim Thull, Dennis Welle, and Gregory Lindgren. Cross bearer was Jill Partington and scripture bearer was Jennifer Kulzer. Honorary bearers were Leo's grandchildren.

Events

BirthMarch 5, 1916Greenwald, Stearns Co., MN
MarriageMay 17, 1936Spring Hill, MN - Armella Josephine Miller
DeathSeptember 14, 2005Greenwald, Stearns Co., MN

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