LeRoy Stangler

LeRoy J. Stangler, age 91 of Waite Park, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at his home in Waite Park, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m.  Wednesday, November 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota at a later date.

Visitation will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

LeRoy J. Stangler, age 91 of Waite Park, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at his home in Waite Park, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 9 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Freeport with Rev. Daniel Walz officiating. Inurnment will be held at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, Minnesota at a later date.

Visitation will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

LeRoy Joseph Stangler was born September 28, 1931 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Joseph and Rose (Kuhlman) Stangler. He served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged on July 26, 1955. He was united in marriage to Sharon Sorenson on January 21, 1961 by a Catholic priest in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. LeRoy really enjoyed playing card games and going to farm auctions. He started his own successful refuse hauling business, Roy’s Refuse, and ran it for many years. LeRoy loved to joke around with family and friends.

Survivors include his children, Dawn Beach of Eagan, Alan Stangler of Eagan, Robert Stangler of Waite Park, JoAnn Stangler of Waite Park, Darleen Stangler of Sauk Rapids, Rose Degree of Columbia Heights, Mary Stangler of St. Cloud, Margaret Stangler of Portland, Oregon, Barbara Stanger of Marysville, Ohio, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

LeRoy was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Stangler on April 23, 2017; parents; and sister, Colleen Hanson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.