LeRoy Burton GEVING

GEVING, PETERSON, HANSON, PEERY, LOVSTAD, LONG

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 10/15/2008 at 08:58:35

LeRoy B. Geving
Nov. 17, 1924 - Oct. 11, 2008

A funeral service was held for LeRoy Burton Geving on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Algona with Rev. Dr. Mark E. Holmer officiating. Inurnment will be at East Lawn Cemetery in Algona on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at 5 p.m.

LeRoy Burton Geving was born Nov. 17, 1924, at Kensett, to Benhard and Elvina (Peterson) Geving. LeRoy's father died when he was 3 years old and he was raised in Mason City by his mother and loving step-father, Alvin Hanson. He was a member of the Mason City High School Class of 1943. He then enlisted in the United States Army. Following his discharge, LeRoy attended Mason City Junior College. On Oct. 17, 1948, LeRoy was united in marriage to Donna Peery at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason City. In 1948, he began working for Deckers (Armour) in Mason City. LeRoy was transferred and the couple moved to New Hampton, Eagle Grove and Algona. LeRoy retired in 1985, and the couple moved back to Mason City where he worked part-time for Farm and Home Publishing. They moved back to Algona in June, 2006. LeRoy became a resident of the Algona Manor Care Center in Algona in August, 2008, and died there on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 11, 2008, at the age of 83. LeRoy enjoyed hunting in his younger years and later enjoyed fishing and golfing. LeRoy was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason City.

Survivors include his wife; Donna, of Algona, son; Jay Geving and wife, Bonny, of Algona and daughter; Norma and husband, Phil Lovstad, of Burt, as well as four grandchildren; Dr. Jeffrey Geving and wife, Gina, and Jason Geving and wife, Nicole, and Jordan and Shelby Lovstad, and two great-grandchildren, Bennita and Griffin Geving. Also surviving are brothers and sister; Burnell Geving and wife, Yvonne, of Mason City, Beverly and husband, Ramon Long, of Underwood, Minn., and Ron Hanson and wife, Sharon, of Coralville. LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Paula, his grandson, Benjamin Geving, and two sisters in infancy. Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home of Algona in charge of arrangements.

Algona Upper Des Moines
October 15, 2008