Leonard Orien SOINE

1919 - 2015  (95 years)

• Name	Leonard Orien SOINE
  Birth	6 Oct 1919	Wang Twp, Renville County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2015-MN-016962
  Death	9 May 2015	Chippewa County, Minnesota
  Burial	Maynard Lutheran Cemetery, Maynard, Chippewa County, Minnesota
  Notes	Leonard Soine, 95, of Clara City, formerly of the Maynard area, died Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Clara City Care Center. Visitation was held on Tuesday evening from 5-7 p.m. followed by the memorial service at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 13, all at the Maynard Lutheran Church. Leonard Orien Soine was born on October 6, 1919, in Wang Township, near Maynard, the son of Martin and Eva Soine. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Wang Lutheran Church, attended country school and graduated from high school in Maynard. Leonard proudly served his country in the United States Navy from April 24, 1945 to April 19, 1946. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Formo on June 20, 1945. Leonard and Dorothy farmed near Maynard until 1964. In 1965, they moved into Maynard and Leonard began his employment with the United States Postal Service as a rural mail carrier. Among his many interests, Leonard enjoyed all kinds of animals, loved to hunt, feed and watch birds, take country drives in his red Dodge pickup truck and play pinochle. He enjoyed spending time with his family, visiting with his many friends, mowing the lawn and up until 1990, working on the home farm clearing the grove with his chain saw and truck. He also had a deep love and admiration for horses and was the oldest living member of the Maynard American Legion. As a young man, Leonard also did a lot of trapping for skunk, raccoon, mink and other animals for spending money. Surviving family include his children: Bruce (Carol) Soine of Maynard, Mark (Lois) Soine of Montevideo, Curtis (Paula) Soine of Granite Falls, Sara (Myron) Hoogheem of Clark, SD and Steven (Kristen) Soine of Victoria; his sister Constance Johnson of Spring Lake Park; 12 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Preceding Leonard in death were his parents; his wife Dorothy; his son Jon; a granddaughter Kyanna and a brother, Merrill.
  Person ID	I22202	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Martin O SOINE,   b. 7 Jun 1892, Minnesota d. 18 Nov 1983, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Eva Sylvia SOINE,   b. 19 Jan 1898, Minnesota d. 7 Feb 1987, Anoka County, Minnesota (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1916	Renville County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F5167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy FORMO
  Children	1. Jon Alan SOINE,   b. 20 Sep 1959, Granite Falls, Chippewa County, Minnesota d. 15 Oct 2009, Chippewa County, Minnesota (Age 50 years)
  Family ID	F16006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 May 2021