Died 28 December 2007

Burial in Holden Lutheran Cemetery (Minnesota)

Published in Enterprise on 4 January 2008

Arlington native Leo A. Buchardt, 78, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 at the Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina.

A memorial service was held Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008, at the Holden Lutheran Church in rural Kenyon, Minn. A spring interment will take place at Holden Lutheran Cemetery.

Leo Allan Buchardt was born on March 10, 1929, in Arlington to Theodore and Pearl (Newkirk)Buchardt.

He married Marilyn Carleton on June 11, 1949, at the Salem Lutheran Church in Fontanelle.

He worked at Hormel in Fremont, and after his father retired, he took over farming the family farm. They moved to Wanamingo, Minn., in 1971, where he continued farming until retiring in 1982.

Mr. Buchardt enjoyed playing cards, cribbage, and fishing. He was known for his good sense of humor, and his love of socializing.

He had been a resident of the Minnesota Masonic Home in Bloomington for the past five years, where he currently served as "sheriff." Mr. Buchardt has also been a Master Mason for over 50 years through the Hiram Lodge in Arlington.

He is survived by his four children, Bob and Deb Buchardt of Cannon Falls, Minn., Sue Buchardt and Ruth Dockter of Long Beach, Wash., Bruce Buchardt and Ann Erie of Rochester, Minn., and Mike and Maxine Buchardt of Lincoln; four grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Nadine and John Sorenson of Arlington; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn, in April 1987; and a brother, Emil.

Lundberg Funeral Home in Cannon Falls, Minn., was in charge of arrangements.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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