Peter Leeb, age 66, of Cambridge, died at his home on July 19, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 P.M. on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Spring Lake Lutheran Church. Friends may gather 1 hour before the service at the church. Video
Peter Benedict Leeb was born April 18, 1947 in Little Falls to Christ and Dorothy (Reznicek) Leeb. Pete attended school Cove School for six years, Onamia for two years and graduated from Anoka High School in 1965. He was united in marriage to Doretta Martfeld on May 7, 1966 at Ascension Church in North Minneapolis. In 1966 he was drafted into the Army and served honorably with the 101st Artillery Division. They moved to Colorado Springs, CO and returned home to Minnesota in 1968. In 1970 they made their home in Cambridge.
Pete was a window cleaner for Columbia. Then went on to be a union carpenter for numerous construction companies. He retired in 2004 as a superintendent for Hillcrest Development.
Pete enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, snowmobiling and four-wheeling. He was also competitive, enjoying softball, bowling, golfing and trapshooting. He passed time by doing crossword puzzles and playing cribbage.
Pete passed away July 19, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family at the age of 66 years, 3 months and 1 day. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Vanessa; and faithful companion, Coco.
Peter is survived by his wife, Doretta of Cambridge; three children, Chris (Carin) Leeb of Brook Park, Kellie (Kenny) Felde of Stanchfield, Matt (Buffy) Leeb of Cambridge; six grandchildren, (honorary pallbearers) Emily, Christian, Zachariah, Kaitlyn (Ryan), Korbyn and Wyatt; seven sisters, Pat (Alfred) Hoskins of Hillman, Dee (Don) Gross of Oak Grove, twin sister, Kateri (Lenny) Elliot of Crystal, Tena (Geno) Czech of Coon Rapids, Kim (Rick) Jackson of Elk River, Tracy (Mike) Dooley of Stacy, Penny Leeb of Isanti; three brothers, Tom Leeb of Isanti, Bill (Rita) Leeb of Blaine, Wally (Kay) Leeb of Coon Rapids; seven brothers and sisters-in-law, Lila (Jack), Gene, Ardis (John), Dean (Shirley), Verla (Donald – Life Long Best Friend), Levi, Audrey (Brion); numerous nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.
Dorreta I am sorry to here about our friend Pete’s passing! Found out about the memorial which is on Sat. but we are having our family reuion that same day and won’t be able to attend! I surely wanted to be there! Stay strong you have our sympathy!
I will so miss Pete’s infectious smile and wry sense of humor. RIP Pete and we will all see you again someday. Keep the beer cold for me.
I loved my brother-in-law Pete, and will miss him deeply. I am so glad that Pete was a member of our family and I know that he is with his Mom and Dad and mine in heaven. No more suffering, no more pain. I have so many wonderful memories of the years I have spent with Pete and his family and I am thankful for all of them. Pete and Doretta have raised three wonderful children and they must be proud of how they have grown into such great adults and wonderful parents to their own children. I know that the lessons they both instilled in their kids will be passed on to their grandchildren as well. Surely all the loving memories we all have and our experiences with Pete through the years will live with us all the days of our lives. Thanks for the memories Pete, we love you very much.
I am so very sorry for the loss of Pete. He was a great man and a great father. I’m thankful that i was able to have him in my life as i was growing up. I have many great memories of Pete growing up. From going up to the family cabin to going out pheasant and duck hunting out in South Dakota. I was fortunate to spend time with Pete and Matt and Chris and other family members doing what they loved to do as a family. Being able to see Pete in the field with his beloved Coco which he enjoyed hunting and being with. Pete was a great father and has raised some very great kids and it is great to see that they all loved being together. Pete will be missed by many.
we have so many wonderful memories of the time we shared with you and pete. all the ball games and the fishing at splithand, the time we visited jack and lila, the deer hunting and the quiet candy, the trap shooting and don said the bowling. we are so blessed to have shared this time of his life. we loved pete, wonderful person. love to all, adeline @ donnie