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Gladys "Dolly" Mae Leikvoll

April 1, 1930 — May 15, 2023

Willmar

 

Gladys “Dolly” M. Leikvoll, age 93, of Willmar, passed away Monday morning, May 15, at Bethesda Grand in Willmar.

 

Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 25, at the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home in Willmar.  Interment will be at the Lake Lillian Community Cemetery.  Arrangements are entrusted to the Peterson Brothers Funeral Home.  www.petersonbrothers.com

 

Gladys “Dolly” Mae Leikvoll was born on April 1, 1930, in Lake Lillian, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles and Mary (Kalash) Tusha.  She grew up and received her education in the rural Lake Lillian community (on Big Kandi Lake).  At a young age, Dolly helped her mother at the café in Cosmos and later owned and operated Dolly’s Café in Lake Lillian.  On February 6, 1947, Dolly was married to Evans Leikvoll and they made their home in the Lake Lillian community.  She worked briefly at Jennie-O Foods before becoming a homemaker.  Dolly enjoyed gardening, bird watching, cooking and visiting with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren.

 

She is survived by one daughter, Mary Lou Johnson of Willmar; six grandchildren, Patti (and John) Looper of Petaluma, CA, Anjanette Johnson of Minnetonka, Jason (and Brooke) Leikvoll of Lake Lillian, Ryan (and Tiffany) Leikvoll of Lake Lillian, Andy (and Jasmine) Leikvoll of Willmar and Brittany (and Bob) Latchaw of Northfield and thirteen great grandchildren, Audree, Olivia, Nicholas, Ashley, Eloise, Tayva, Brynn, Sage, Addy, Ella, Olivia, AJ and Beck, besides many other relatives and friends.

 

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Evans in 2007; one sister, Rose Wicklund; two brothers, Louis and Fred Tusha; one son, Francis and a stillborn son; one grandson, Wayne; and one great granddaughter, Shelby.

 

 

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Visitation

Thursday, May 25, 2023

10:00 - 11:00 am (Central time)

Peterson Brothers Funeral Home & Cremation Service

700 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201

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Funeral Service

Thursday, May 25, 2023

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Central time)

Peterson Brothers Funeral Home & Cremation Service

700 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201

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Interment

Thursday, May 25, 2023

1:00 - 1:15 pm (Central time)

Lake Lillian Community Cemetery, Lake Lillian

MN

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