*LeRoy Quale ’42
*LeRoy Quale, age 93, passed away on Nov. 15, 2014 in Roseville, Minn. LeRoy was born Feb. 15, 1921 in Mondovi, Wis., and was raised in Gilman Valley, Wis. on the family farm. He graduated from St. Olaf College in 1942 and Creighton Law School, Omaha, Neb. in 1948. He served as a Naval Aviator during WWII on the USS Chicago, which was present in Tokyo Bay during the signing of the Japanese surrender. He and his wife Janet were married in 1944 in New York. Roy was a contract lawyer with Honeywell, retiring in 1987 after 35 years. He lived in St. Anthony Park for over 62 years and was active as a volunteer in community and church activities. He enjoyed bowling, gardening, card games, and especially fishing, and taking annual trips to Canada with his good friend Sig Haugan. LeRoy was preceded in death by his parents, John H. and Malene Helgoe Quale; his daughter, Karen Quale Steimann; and his beloved wife, Janet Randall Quale. He is survived by his sons, Frank R. Quale, and Randall H. Quale and wife Heather; daughter, Laura L. Quale; son-in-law, F.J. “Fritz” Steimann and wife Barbara; grand-daughters, Jody DePaemelaere and husband Bill, Kate Quale and husband David Parramon, Katherine Weber and husband Nick, and Stella Quale; great-grandchildren, Luke Foley, Lane Foley, Ivy DePaemelaere, and Belen Parramon-Quale; and niece, Joan Kavanaugh and husband John. Special thanks to the staff at Keystone Communities of Roseville for the outstanding care he received the past three years, and recently from the Health Partners hospice care team. Memorials are preferred to St. Anthony Park Branch Library or St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ.