LeRoy Grundei

LeRoy was born on October 14, 1920 in Carlos MN the son of William and Miriam (Carlquist) Grundei. He attended school thru 8th grade in Carlos and later received a GED from the Alexandria School System. On June 25, 1943 he was united in marriage to Rosemary Miller in San Diego CA. To this union four children were born, Larry, Alan, Neil and Marilyn. In January 1941, LeRoy started working for the Douglas County Highway Department. In August 1942 he joined the US Navy and attained the rate of Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class as a mechanic and flight engineer on B-24 bombers. He was honorably discharged in November 1945. After serving his country the couple moved to Carlos, MN where they raised their family. LeRoy then returned to the Douglas County Highway Department where he worked until 1962. In June 1962, he was appointed to the position of Postmaster for the Carlos Post Office, a job which he held until retirement in 1985. LeRoy was active in hunting, fishing and camping. He was a charter member of the Carlos Lions and received the Melvin Jones Fellowship award from the Lions in 2008. He was also active in the American Legion for over 65 years and active in Project New Hope, the Carlos Developers, Carlos Commercial Club and was a trustee of St Nicholas Catholic Church. LeRoy died in Alexandria MN on February 3, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 66 years Rosemary, sons Alan (Kathy) of Medina, MN and Neil (Danna) of Ham Lake, MN, and daughter Marilyn (Martin) Kosir of Blaine, MN; four grandchildren, Tim Grundei, Allison, Travis and Shane Kosir; Brother, Earl Grundei & wife, Ruth of Florida; step-grandchildren Justi (Doug) Brown, Damon (Aziza) Cross; step-great grandchildren Dayla Cross and Caleb and Evan Brown. He was preceded in death by his parents, son Larry, and brothers Elwood and Leon. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 5, 2010, from 4-8 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service on Saturday at the church. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Belle River. Burial will be at St Nicholas Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Anderson Funeral Home. www.andersonfuneral.net