Leonard Pachl was born December 30, 1934 to Frank and Mary (Jirges) Pachl
on the family farm south of Dickinson. He attended the Wild Rose Country
School southwest of Dickinson. He served in the Unites States Air Force from
April 1957 through May 1959. <\/p>\n
Leonard married the love of his life Rose Weiler on July 27, 1959, at St Pius
Catholic Church in Schefield, ND. They moved to Helena in May of 1963, where
Leonard worked as a professional floor covering installer until retiring in 1996.
Leonard was a member of the Knights of Columbus 3rd & 4th degree. He served
as Grand Knight & District Deputy. He was a member of the St Pius Verein.
Leonard and Rose managed the Knights of Columbus Hall for 15 years. He was
a long standing member of St. Mary’s Catholic Community. <\/p>\n
He liked woodworking in his garage, bingo, jigsaw puzzles, and the fun he had
at bowling tournaments. Many family gatherings were spent playing cards,
games, and dancing. It was always a joy to watch dad and mom dance, they
loved to Polka and Waltz. When there were family gatherings, you would find
Leonard hanging out with his nieces and nephews. He didn’t need toys to play
with the grandkids, just boxes and laundry baskets. They would play for hours
getting rides from grandpa. He worked hard to make a living for his family.
Leonard believed that family came first and instilled this in all his children. He
was a wonderful role model, fun-loving, kind, caring, hardworking and proud
of his family. <\/p>\n
In the last few years he put up a brave fight as he battled lung disease, heart
disease and diabetes. Leonard passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2011, at
home with Rose by his side holding his hand. <\/p>\n
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Rose, children Danita (Roy) Murray,
Helena, Junie (Jeff) Heil, Selah WA, Neal (Carol) Pachl, Billings, Greg (Tricia)
Pachl, Belgrade. Grandchildren Reece Heil, Kayla (Ali) Lunnon, Katie (James)
Turpin, Ethan & Emma Pachl, Brayden & Kalista Pachl. Great Grandchildren
Amber and Andy Turpin. Brother Albert (Mag) Pachl, Springfield OR, sister,
Bertha (John) Kuntz, South Heart ND, sisters in law, Mary Pachl, Vancouver
WA, Leona Pachl, Dickinson ND, Madonna Pachl, Dickinson ND, Mary Binstock,
Billings Sandy Pechtl, Dickinson ND, brother and sister in laws, Roman (Donna)
Weiler, Mandan ND, Ceal (Jim) Hirsch, Mandan, ND, Richard (Margie) Weiler,
Dickinson ND, Carol (Arnie) Gulka, Valley City ND, and many nephews and
nieces who thought the world of their Uncle Lenny. <\/p>\n
Awaiting him in heaven are his parents Frank and Mary, an infant sister,
brothers George, Robert, and Edward Pachl, brothers in law, Casper Binstock
and Kenny Pechtl, sister in law Sister Angeline Weiler, mother and father in law,
Joseph and Clementine Weiler, neices Shelly Pachl and Gayle Calishire. <\/p>\n
Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13th at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home. The family will begin receiving friends at 4:00 p.m. with a Vigil service to be held at 5:00 p.m. Sunday, November 13th at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 14th at St. Mary\u2019s Catholic Church. Interment with military honors will follow at Montana State Veterans Cemetery Ft. Harrison. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.aswfuneralhome.com <\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/504007_profile_pic.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}