LeRoy F. Heuer

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Heuer, LeRoy F. Our beloved LeRoy (Lee) Heuer passed away March 22, 2024 in Bradenton, Florida. He suffered from congestive heart failure and kidney disease. He was surrounded at the hospice by his family that he cared so much about. His life was filled with love, joy, and passion for everything he was involved in. LeRoy Heuer was born on April 3, 1937 to his parents, Orville and Mary (Saloka) Heuer at a hospital in Frederic, WI. His middle name was named for this town. Orville passed away when he was 3 and he was raised by his mother. He grew up in Hinckley, MN where he met his high school sweetheart Lorelei Bartel. He was very involved in sports. He was all-conference in basketball and baseball and he also played football and ran track. He also loved to fly model airplanes off the roof of the high school across the street from his house. As a child, he joined the Boy Scouts and later achieved the rank of Eagle Scout and was a camp counselor. He went to college at UM-Duluth until Lorelei graduated from nursing school. They got married in 1958 and moved to the Twin Cities for her job at UM Hospitals. He started his job working as a chemical technician at General Mills Chemicals (later bought out by Henkel). Lee and Lori bought a trailer home and moved into Lowry Grove in St. Anthony Village where his son, Wayne was born in 1959. Two years later, he traded the trailer home for a duplex in Columbia Heights. Two years after that, he traded the duplex for an apartment building in NE Mpls and his son, Vern was born. Two years after that, he built a house on Silver Lake in St. Anthony Village, pursuing his life long dream of being a pilot. Unfortunately, at 29, he was too old to be hired by Northwest Airlines. So, he joined a flying club and became a flight instructor and commercial pilot on the side while continuing to work at General Mills.He helped coach his boys in St. Anthony Village Sports Boosters and was the scout master in Boy Scout Troop 153 for many years. He was instrumental in planning and taking scouts on high adventure camping trips in the Wyoming mountains and canoe trips to the Boundary Waters. Lee and Lori loved to travel, ski, and golf. They took the family on many ski trips to the mountains and skied in most, if not all the mountain states. They bought a Winnebago to help with both the ski trips and to see the country. They loved seeing the amazing beauty of our national parks. After the boys graduated from high school, Lee and Lori bought a timeshare in Hawaii and spent 6 weeks of their winters enjoying the wonderment of Hawaii.Later, on when Lori couldn't fly so far, they wintered in Phoenix until her death. After that Lee sold his house in St. Anthony Village and he and his son Vern moved to Bradenton, FL to be closer to his other son Wayne. He enjoyed playing bridge, hanging out swimming at the pool and being with family. Lee was preceded in death by his father, Orville Heuer and mother Mary Heuer, wife Lorelei, and son Vern. He is survived by his son Wayne (Anne) Heuer and his grand children Jeff (Denise) Heuer, Travis Heuer, Derek Heuer, and Isabella Heuer. We extend our deepest gratitude to all who have shown their support during this difficult year. Please join us in celebrating the great life of LeRoy F. Heuer. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11 AM with visitation one hour prior and reception to follow all at: Washburn-McReavy.com Hillside Chapel 612-781-1999 2610 19th Ave. N.E., Mpls

Published on May 5, 2024