Hall, Leonard G.

Leonard G. Hall, 79, of Winthrop, Maine, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2010, after a courageous struggle with cancer.

He was born in Garner, Iowa, on Sept. 2, 1930, the son of George and Lena (Dietz) Hall. Len graduated from Garner High School in 1948. He survived polio during high school and was class president and valedictorian. He began his studies at Kendall College in Illinois, graduating from Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He then went on to Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul, Minn., doing his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota.

On June 14, 1952, he married Donna M. Whitman in Minneapolis.

Leonard served with the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict, stationed in Japan. He went on to enjoy a career in the defense and computer industries with Honeywell in Minnesota and Massachusetts, retiring in the 1970s then continuing with Digital Equipment in Augusta, Maine, retiring again in 1991.

He was a member and chaplain at the Alfred Maxwell American Legion Post 40 in Winthrop, Maine. He was also a member and past president of the congregation of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Augusta, Maine.

He enjoyed studying the Bible, gardening and fishing, but most of all was the time he spent with his grandchildren, whether in person or keeping in touch on the phone following their studies and sports. Leonard and his granddaughter, Abigail had a heaven sent relationship, which brought intense joy to both of them.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Donna W. Hall of Winthrop; daughter, Lenay Phillipps and her husband, Kobi of Grantsburg, Wis., two sons, John Hall and his wife, Margret of Winthrop, Maine, and Andrew Hall and his wife, Lisa Pugh of Minneapolis, Minn.; a brother, Harold and his wife, Gladys of Bakersfield, Calif.; two sisters, Doris Juhl and her husband, Marvin of Forest City, Myrtle Yanecek and her husband, Merle of Cedar Rapids; two sisters-in-law, Mary and Marjorie Hall; eight grandchildren, Nathaniel, Zachary, Joshua, Lisa-Maria, Abigail, Benjamin, Henry and Sudie; three great-grandchildren, Lillian, Hannah and Olivia; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Leonard was preceded in death by two brothers, Galen Hall of Mankato, Minn., and Merle Hall of Garner, Iowa.

Visiting will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2010, at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Eastern Avenue, Augusta, where a celebration of his life will follow at 10:30. Burial, with military honors, will be in the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Mount Vernon Road, Augusta.

Arrangements are in the care of Roberts Funeral Home, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop, Maine.

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