Photo courtesy of Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home - Moose Lake
Oct 14, 1944 - Aug 14, 2025
I am so sorry to hear of Mr. Leach’s passing. Your whole family has always been so kind to my family.
Jennifer Jackels (Slater)
Jennifer Jo Jackels
August 17, 2025 | Igh, MN | Friend
Doris: This is such sad time for you, your family, and all of us who were privileged to have George as a friend. I will remember all the good times at Sturgeon Lake with visits, meals, boat rides and volleyball. I wish you peace in this time of great sadness!
Tom Yechout
August 15, 2025 | Colorado Springs, CO
So sorry for your loss, Doris!
Judith conlow
August 15, 2025 | Sturgeon Lake, MN | Friend
George L. Leach, 80, Sturgeon Lake, formerly of Mendota Heights, died Thursday, August 14, 2025 in Moose Lake Village. He was born on October 14, 1944 in St. Paul to George and Catherine Leach. George grew up in Highland Park and attended Cretin High School graduating in 1962. He then attended St. Paul Technical College and began a career as an electrician. On January 21, 1967, George married Doris Nagorski in Maple Lake and they lived for over 35 years in Mendota Heights. He worked for the City of St. Paul as the Foreman of Traffic and Lighting until retiring in 2003. George loved his cabin on Sturgeon Lake that he had since 1977 and enjoyed the long history of family and lake friends that came with it. In 2004, George and Doris moved to Sturgeon Lake and wintered for 6 months a year in Arizona. He was an adventurous man who was always very determined in his endeavors and beliefs and had a wit that could come up with legendary one-liners that could fill a room with humor. George could fix anything with his resourceful nature. He was an avid water skier and loved hunting and fishing. George was well known for his love of hockey which coached in the Mendota Heights Athletic Association and played until he was 56 years old. He had a relentless love for his mother and took care of her in her latter years.
George is preceded in death by his parents: George and Catherine Leach.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Doris; three children: Ann (Bill) Roeder; Patrick Leach; and Aimee (Terry) Rumpza; six grandchildren: Blake, Michael, Jane, Matt, Seth, and Evie; two siblings: Mary Kay (John) Lentz and Kathy (Tom) Tiemann; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
A Memorial Visitation will be from 4-7 pm with a Prayer Service at 6:30 pm on Friday, August 22, 2025 at the Klecatsky and Sons Funeral Home, 1051 S. Robert St., West St. Paul, MN.
A Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 10 am until the 11 am Memorial Mass on Saturday, August 23, 2025 in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Moose Lake.
Memorials are preferred to St. Croix Hospice and Holy Angels Catholic Church, Moose Lake.
Arrangements by Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.
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