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Leon Seefeld

Dec 4, 2021

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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