NALEY, Leland Myron --- 1922-2011
NORDE, NELSON, NALEY, GJETLEY, EMAMI, WISKUS, DEHAAN, AMUNDSON, BARAN
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Date: 3/13/2012 at 20:07:25
Leland Naley
Leland Naley, age 89, of Decorah died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Stoney Brooke Village in West Union. A Celebration of Life was held Wednesday, September 21 at Decorah Lutheran Church, Decorah, with Pastor Bryan Robertson officiating. Military graveside rites were conducted by Helof Holm VFW Chapter #1977 and Bernatz-Symonds American Legion Post #163 of Decorah, with interment at Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah.
Leland Myron Naley was born May 2, 1922, the son of Alfred and Anna (Forde Nelson) Naley in Lismore, MN, Township of Larkin in Nobles County. He was baptized and confirmed by the Rev. L.P. Lund at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Kenneth, MN. He graduated from Adrian High School May 29, 1941 at Adrian, MN.
He joined the Army in October of 1942 and served during WW II and was called in later to serve in the Korean War. He was discharged from duty in 1952 as a 1st Lieutenant. Leland married Edith Mae Gjetley December 31, 1950 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Guttenberg.
He was a career truck driver for more than 40 years, working with his own trucking business hauling for Ronan Bros. and others, and then worked for several years with Kenneth Groth Trucking, and later with International Transport and Schneider Transportation. During his retirement years, he worked as a parts dispatcher for Standard Battery and spent several years working part-time for Gemini in Decorah working until he was 83. Leland was an active member of the VFW and Decorah Lutheran Church.
Leland was an avid fisherman and loved going on fishing trips to Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada with his friends, children, and grandsons. He loved spending time with his friends for morning coffee and grilling for family gatherings. He enjoyed working and relaxing on his farm north of Decorah where he lived with his family for more than 50 years. He will be remembered for all the great jokes he told to his friends and family and mostly what a great husband, dad, and grandpa he was.
Leland is survived by his wife of 60 years, Edith of West Union. Six children, Linnea (Dr. Ahmad) Emami of Fresno, CA, Lois Wiskus (Albert Hageman) of Ft. Atkinson, William of Decorah, Steven (Eva) of Copperas Cove, TX; Brenda Naley of West Union, and Denise (Robert) DeHaan, of Lansing, KS; 11 grandsons, Troy (Casie) Fadness, Travis Fadness, Seth Naley, Matthew, Andrew and Adam DeHaan, Reza and Kamron Emami, and Christopher, Michael and Robert Naley; two great-grand children, Hannah and Maxwell Fadness; his sister, Marcella Amundson of Decorah; two sisters-in-law, Jeanette and Charlotte Naley of Decorah; and a brother-in-law, Curt Gjetley of Cresco.
Leland was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Merlin and Elwood; two sisters, Ellen Naley and Jeanette (Kenneth) Baran; a brother-in-law, Lester Amundson; three sisters-in-law, Lylas (Vernon) Rassmussen, Ruth (George) Dohm and Diane Gjetley; a niece, Joan Rasmussen Whalen; a nephew, Duane Naley; and special friends, Kenneth and Dorothy Groth.
Casketbearers were Leland’s grandsons, Troy Fadness, Travis Fadness, Seth Naley, Matthew DeHaan, Andy DeHaan, Adam DeHaan, Reza Emami, Kamron Emami, Christopher Naley, Michael Naley and Robert Naley. Honorary casketbearers were Harry Stolle, Walter McIntosh, Richard Lacey, Howard Johnson and Mick Frye.
Arrangements were handled by Schluter-Balik Funeral Home of Decorah.The Waukon Standard, September 29, 2011
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