Leon Seefeld
April 24, 1944-Nov. 26, 2021
Leon Roy Seefeld, 77, of
Harvey, ND died after a
courageous battle with
cancer on Friday, No-
vember 26, 2021, sur-
rounded by his family at a
Fargo healthcare center.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
December 4, 2021 at the
St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church, Selz with burial
following in the church
cemetery. Visitation will
begin at 4 p.m. Friday at
St. Anthony’s Catholic
Church in Selz and will
be followed by a Rosary
Service at 6:30 p.m. and a
Prayer Service beginning
at 7 p.m.
Leon was born on April
24, 1944, in Harvey, ND to
Arnold and Ida (Mertz)
Seefeld. He was raised on
a farm in southern Pierce
County beside Antelope
Lake. He grew up in a
hardworking, fun-loving
close-knit family. Leon
attended a one room
classroom school in Tru-
man township. He joined
the ND Army National
Guard in 1963 and was
honorably discharged in
1969.
Leon met the love of his
life, Catherine (Lageson)
at a dance in Selz, ND.
They were married on
September 1, 1972, at St.
Anthony’s Catholic
Church in Selz, ND. They
were blessed with their
children Janell, Colleen,
Ross, and Sarah all of
whom he was very proud
of.
For 44 years Leon
worked road construction
as a truck driver all over
North Dakota. He could
tell you something about
every single little town,
but most importantly
where all the good ice
cream shops were.
Leon’s full-time passion
was raising registered
Polled Hereford cattle. He
took great pride in raising
the best stock he could,
becoming a respected cat-
tleman across the state. In
2015, he was awarded the
North Dakota Hereford
Breeder of the Year. Leon
valued being with his fel-
low cattlemen, making
special friendships along
the way. He also volun-
teered his time teaching
cattle showmanship skills
to youth in 4-H and FFA.
Leon looked forward to
spending time with his
neighbors and friends, al-
ways enjoying good food,
a good laugh and a good
game of cards. Another
past time of Leon’s was
his love of music. He and
Cathy attended many pol-
ka, bluegrass, and old
country concerts
throughout the years.
They looked forward to
their annual trip to the
Medora Musical. Leon
was always tapping his
toe or whistling, especial-
ly to the radio on Sunday
afternoons. He did his
best to live his life in the
way of serving others. He
was a long-time active
member of St. Anthony’s
Catholic Church, Knights
of Columbus, Harvey Rur-
al Fire Department, Eagles
Club, American Legion,
Hereford Association and
ND Stockman’s Associa-
tion.
Most importantly was
Leon’s faith. He lived it
himself and taught his
children to practice it dai-
ly, to treat others how you
want to be treated, to
value the meaning of hard
work, to take pride in
what you do and to use
good old fashion common
sense. He taught them
over the years the ability
to have a conversation
with anyone they meet.
Leon is survived by his
dedicated wife, Catherine,
his children, Janell
Seefeld, Moorhead, MN;
Colleen (Corey) Aas,
Moorhead, MN; Ross
(Darcy) Seefeld, Ellendale,
ND; and Sarah (Kyle)
Helm, Williston, ND;
eight grandchildren: Codi-
lynn (Cody), Blake, Nicko-
las, Hannah, Peyton, An-
naliese, Clayton and Alys-
sa; two great grandchil-
dren: Emory and Juniper;
brothers, Francis (Sally),
Arnold Jr (Rose); sisters:
Rita (Jerry) Weippert,
DeLilah Volk and many
nieces and nephews.
Leon was preceded in
death by his parents, in-
fant sister Theresa and
brother-in-law Gerald
Volk. A life well lived
Leon “Well done, good
and faithful servant”
Matthew 25:23.
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