Les Henry Haala

Les H. Haala was born on April 19, 1939 in Sleepy Eye to William and Laura (Wurtzberger) Haala. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1957. He married Melva Prescott on October 17, 1970 at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Les worked for Sleepy Eye Farmer's Elevator for 27 years many as fertilizer manager and general manager and worked customer service at Chuck Spaeth Ford for 20 years. Les loved sports, especially baseball and basketball. He played at St. John's University and with the Sleepy Eye Indians in the Western-Mini League and the Leavenworth Orioles of the Tomahawk League. He played fast pitch softball for Berdan Wells and several slow pitch softball teams. Les coached the Sleepy Eye Legion and Leavenworth youth baseball for many years. Les was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, St. Mary's Cemetery Board and Sleepy Eye Eagles Club. He was inducted into St. Mary's School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. He enjoyed watching sports (especially his grandkids) and spending time with his family at the lake home on Rice Lake near Paynesville, MN. He is survived by his wife, Melva of Sleepy Eye, children, Brent (Pam) Haala of Kasson, Tim Haala of Eagan, grandchildren, Alex Haala and Brianna Haala, brothers, Delmar (Dorothy) Haala of Sleepy Eye, Lynn Haala of Sleepy Eye, sister, Verna (Leonard) Wendinger of Sleepy Eye, sister-in-law, DeeDee (Jerry) Braun of Eagan, brother-in-law, Gerry (Julie) Prescott of Bloomington and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, niece, LeAnn Wendinger, nephew, Larry Wendinger and mother and father-in-law, Louise and Melvin Prescott. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday, April 20, 2018 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Visitation 2 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Saturday, April 21, 2018 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 1:30 pm Saturday, April 21, 2018 St. Mary's Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye 636 1st Ave. North Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery 720 3rd Ave. N.E. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085