LeRoy P. Czech, 74
Sartell
Aug. 7, 1947 – Jan. 15, 2022
LeRoy Peter Czech, 74, died Saturday after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease at his home in Sartell.
His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 21 at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 219 Second St. N., in Sartell. The Revs. Ronald Weyrens and Virgil Helmin will officiate and burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20 at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in St. Cloud and one hour prior to the services Friday at the church.
Czech was born Aug. 7, 1947 in Little Falls to Peter and Eleanor (Lashinski) Czech. He graduated from Little Falls High School and later graduated from Alexandria Technical College. Czech went on to serve our country in the U.S. Army from 1966-1969 as a mechanic. He married JoAnn Zok on June 16, 1973. He worked as an automotive technician and worked at 122 Motors in Little Falls in 1973. In 1979, Czech owned L.C. Auto Clinic for 17 years, and in 1996 he worked at Tire Maxx in St. Joseph until retiring in 2013. Czech was a member of the Royalton American Legion Post #137, a life member of Knights of Columbus as a financial secretary, and the JC club working to help the community for many years. Czech was known for his good sense of humor, patience and problem-solving skills on all the projects he worked on. He enjoyed hunting deer, fishing, target shooting, camping with his family and Archery League. Czech loved being on the boat and taking care of his lawn and his equipment. He loved food, especially sweets, his John Deere tractors and spending time with his grandkids.
Survivors include the following: his wife, JoAnn of Sartell; daughters and son, LeAnn (Michael Jr. “Mick”) Lunzer of Bloomington, Brian (Jane) Czech of Royalton, Katherine “Kat” (Josh) Stewart of Sartell, Laura (Derek) Kantor of Sartell; sisters and brother, Elaine (Patrick) Zilka of Randall, Judy (Dan) Booth of Sartell, Jim (Sara) Czech of Mankato; and grandchildren, Taryn and Mataya Czech, Joslynn, Jackson and Rowan Stewart, and Wyatt and Weston Kantor.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family would like to thank Comfort Keepers and St. Croix Hospice for their loving care.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Parkinson’s Foundation, www.parkinson.org.
Obituary, guest book and video tribute available online: www.williamsdingmann.com.
