Hovda, Leslie R. 90, died Tuesday June 25th in Sun City, AZ following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 66 years Shirley (Neve), his son Scott and daughter-in-law Vicky, his daughter Debbie (Haagenson) and her husband Dean, his daughter-in-law Scarlett, 10 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. Born and raised in Minneapolis, MN where he and Shirley raised their family. After retirement he and Shirley moved to Sun City AZ and have enjoyed 28 years of retirement. Leslie graduated from the University of MN and served both in the Marines and in the Army. Leslie loved spending time with family and was a huge sports fan. His dry sense of humor was always the life of the party. Leslie was proceeded in death by his mother Helma, brother Robert and son Jeffrey. A celebration of Leslie's life will be announced at a later date. If you choose to make a donation in his memory the family asks that you donate to the Jeff Hovda Scholarship fund.

Published on July 7, 2019


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