Dennis Leier
Feb. 14, 1945-July 27, 2017
Dennis Gerald Leier, 72,
of Esmond, ND, passed
away at the Park View
Health Center in Aneta,
ND on Thursday, July 27,
2017.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at
11:00 AM Wednesday,
August 2, 2017 at the St.
Boniface Catholic Church
in Esmond, ND with Fr.
Brian Bachmeier celebrat-ing the mass.
Visitation will be held
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
at the St. Boniface Cathol-
ic Church from 5:00 PM
to 7:00 PM with a Rosary
starting at 7:00 PM and
Vigil Service beginning at
7:30 PM. Visitation will
continue one hour prior to
the service Wednesday at
the church.
Burial will take place at
the St. Boniface Catholic
Cemetery in Esmond, ND.
Dennis Gerald Leier
was born on February 14,
1945 to Rochus and Helen
(Becker) Leier in Mad-
dock, ND. He grew up on
a farm in Rich Valley
Township and attended
country school until the
8th grade. Dennis attend-
ed high school in Es-
mond, ND, graduating
with the class of 1963.
Dennis married the love
of his life, Sylvia Ann
Thompson, on February
15, 1964 at the St. Boni-
face Catholic Church in
Esmond. The couple set-
tled in Esmond where
they raised three
daughters: Stacy, Sonya
and Shanda.
Dennis worked many
construction jobs while
living in Esmond. He
worked for Lunde Con-
struction and Albrecht
Construction before start-
ing B&L Construction
with his brother-in-law. In
1998, Sylvia joined
Dennis as co-owner of the
Leier Construction Inc.
Dennis was a member of
the St. Boniface Catholic
Church, Harvey Eagles
Club and Knights of
Columbus. He enjoyed
hunting, ice fishing, soft-
ball and playing cards.
Dennis also liked watch-
ing the Minnesota Twins
and Minnesota Vikings,
but his most joy came
from watching his
grandchildren play sport-
ing events.
Dennis is survived by:
his daughters, Stacy (Bri-
an) Luehring, Sonya
(Reid) Skinner and Shan-
da (Corey) Leintz;
grandchildren, Brent (Em-
ilee) Luehring, Tyler
Luehring, Garrett and
Brenna Skinner, Jeremy
and Thomas Leintz;
great-grandson, Beckhem
Luehring; brothers, James,
Curtis (Bev) and Terry;
sisters, Patty, Dorothy,
Eunice (Louis), Karen and
Nancy (Jonathan);
brothers-in-law, James
(Dottie) Thompson, Curtis
(Joan) Thompson and
Byron (Sandy) Thompson;
sister-in-law, Gloria
(Lenis) Thompson; many
nieces and nephews.
Dennis is also survived by
special cousin and friend
Dwight (Penny) Leier and
special friends Matt
Knudsen and Kayla
Melaas.
He was preceded in
death by: his wife, Sylvia;
parents, Rochus and
Helen Leier;
parents-in-law, Ivan and
Betty Thompson; broth-
ers, Rochus Jr., Don
(Karen), Nick, Reuben,
Bob Sage and Lovey Leier.
Online condolences
may be left at
www.thenelsonfuneralhome.com
The Nelson Funeral
Home of Maddock, ND is
in charge of the arrange-
ments.