Leon R. Aasby, 70, Pierre, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Maryhouse TCU, Pierre.
Visitation will be Friday, May 18, 2007 with a 7 p.m. Prayer and Masonic service, Feigum-VanLith Funeral Home, Pierre. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 19, 2007, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Pierre. Interment will follow at Scotty Philip Cemetery, Fort Pierre.
Leon was born February 22, 1937 at Highmore to Emil and Gertrude Aasby. On Dec. 3, 1961, Leon was married to Bonnie L. Ripley. They have two children, Carey Smalley and Allen Aasby. Leon worked at several jobs during his life time. He served in the Army for two years before he married. He worked for Sully Buttes Telephone for a couple of years and then moved to Philip, where he worked for Western Area Power for almost seven years and then moved to Lemars, Iowa as an apprentice lineman. Three years later he moved to Pierre, as a journey lineman and lived in Pierre the rest of his life.
He was a lifetime member in the Loyal Order of Moose in Fort Pierre, and also held several offices in Thrivent for Lutherans for several years. Leon was also a member of the Pierre Masonic Lodge No. 27. He did a lot of volunteering when he was needed. His hobbies were working with wood making clocks, cars and shelves. He loved to go fishing, camping and hunting.
He is survived by his wife Bonnie; one daughter Carey (Grant) Smalley; one son Allen (Angel), both of Pierre; four grandchildren, Taylor Smalley, Zach Smalley, Makayla Aasby and Tristen Aasby; two sisters Virginia Trabing, Lucy (Al) Sarmiento of Cripple Creek, Colo.; one brother Eldon (Joyce) Aasby of Brighton, Colo.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Rachael and Cathy.
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Visitation will be Friday, May 18, 2007 with a 7 p.m. Prayer and Masonic service, Feigum-VanLith Funeral Home, Pierre. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 19, 2007, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Pierre. Interment will follow at Scotty Philip Cemetery, Fort Pierre.
Leon was born February 22, 1937 at Highmore to Emil and Gertrude Aasby. On Dec. 3, 1961, Leon was married to Bonnie L. Ripley. They have two children, Carey Smalley and Allen Aasby. Leon worked at several jobs during his life time. He served in the Army for two years before he married. He worked for Sully Buttes Telephone for a couple of years and then moved to Philip, where he worked for Western Area Power for almost seven years and then moved to Lemars, Iowa as an apprentice lineman. Three years later he moved to Pierre, as a journey lineman and lived in Pierre the rest of his life.
He was a lifetime member in the Loyal Order of Moose in Fort Pierre, and also held several offices in Thrivent for Lutherans for several years. Leon was also a member of the Pierre Masonic Lodge No. 27. He did a lot of volunteering when he was needed. His hobbies were working with wood making clocks, cars and shelves. He loved to go fishing, camping and hunting.
He is survived by his wife Bonnie; one daughter Carey (Grant) Smalley; one son Allen (Angel), both of Pierre; four grandchildren, Taylor Smalley, Zach Smalley, Makayla Aasby and Tristen Aasby; two sisters Virginia Trabing, Lucy (Al) Sarmiento of Cripple Creek, Colo.; one brother Eldon (Joyce) Aasby of Brighton, Colo.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Rachael and Cathy.
Capital Journal May 17, 2007
Leon R. Aasby, 70, Pierre, died Tuesday, May 15, 2007, Maryhouse TCU, Pierre.
Visitation will be Friday, May 18, 2007 with a 7 p.m. Prayer and Masonic service, Feigum-VanLith Funeral Home, Pierre. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 19, 2007, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Pierre. Interment will follow at Scotty Philip Cemetery, Fort Pierre.
Leon was born February 22, 1937 at Highmore to Emil and Gertrude Aasby. On Dec. 3, 1961, Leon was married to Bonnie L. Ripley. They have two children, Carey Smalley and Allen Aasby. Leon worked at several jobs during his life time. He served in the Army for two years before he married. He worked for Sully Buttes Telephone for a couple of years and then moved to Philip, where he worked for Western Area Power for almost seven years and then moved to Lemars, Iowa as an apprentice lineman. Three years later he moved to Pierre, as a journey lineman and lived in Pierre the rest of his life.
He was a lifetime member in the Loyal Order of Moose in Fort Pierre, and also held several offices in Thrivent for Lutherans for several years. Leon was also a member of the Pierre Masonic Lodge No. 27. He did a lot of volunteering when he was needed. His hobbies were working with wood making clocks, cars and shelves. He loved to go fishing, camping and hunting.
He is survived by his wife Bonnie; one daughter Carey (Grant) Smalley; one son Allen (Angel), both of Pierre; four grandchildren, Taylor Smalley, Zach Smalley, Makayla Aasby and Tristen Aasby; two sisters Virginia Trabing, Lucy (Al) Sarmiento of Cripple Creek, Colo.; one brother Eldon (Joyce) Aasby of Brighton, Colo.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Rachael and Cathy.
Capital Journal May 17, 2007
Visitation will be Friday, May 18, 2007 with a 7 p.m. Prayer and Masonic service, Feigum-VanLith Funeral Home, Pierre. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 19, 2007, Resurrection Lutheran Church, Pierre. Interment will follow at Scotty Philip Cemetery, Fort Pierre.
Leon was born February 22, 1937 at Highmore to Emil and Gertrude Aasby. On Dec. 3, 1961, Leon was married to Bonnie L. Ripley. They have two children, Carey Smalley and Allen Aasby. Leon worked at several jobs during his life time. He served in the Army for two years before he married. He worked for Sully Buttes Telephone for a couple of years and then moved to Philip, where he worked for Western Area Power for almost seven years and then moved to Lemars, Iowa as an apprentice lineman. Three years later he moved to Pierre, as a journey lineman and lived in Pierre the rest of his life.
He was a lifetime member in the Loyal Order of Moose in Fort Pierre, and also held several offices in Thrivent for Lutherans for several years. Leon was also a member of the Pierre Masonic Lodge No. 27. He did a lot of volunteering when he was needed. His hobbies were working with wood making clocks, cars and shelves. He loved to go fishing, camping and hunting.
He is survived by his wife Bonnie; one daughter Carey (Grant) Smalley; one son Allen (Angel), both of Pierre; four grandchildren, Taylor Smalley, Zach Smalley, Makayla Aasby and Tristen Aasby; two sisters Virginia Trabing, Lucy (Al) Sarmiento of Cripple Creek, Colo.; one brother Eldon (Joyce) Aasby of Brighton, Colo.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents and two daughters, Rachael and Cathy.
Capital Journal May 17, 2007
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