Vincent LeGare

MINNEOTA — Memorial Mass of Christian Burial for Vincent LeGare, 85 of Minneota, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at Rehkamp-Horvath Funeral Home of Minneota with a rosary service at 4 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with Anderson-TeBeest Funeral Home of Montevideo.

He died Sunday, May 5, 2019, at the Avera Marshall Regional Medical Center.

Vincent Donald LeGare was born May 6, 1933, in Comfrey to Phillip and Valeria (Schwendinger) LeGare. He was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic faith. Vince attended and graduated from Fairfax High School. On May 11, 1961, he was united in marriage to Darlene Brau in Lucan. They made their home in Minneota and had two children, Kim and Chad.

Vince spent most of his life selling feed for WR Grace, which later on changed to Cargill. His tenure there was spent as a traveling salesmen where he met many friends. Vince was a lawn perfectionist and was the only one who knew how to mow his lawn correctly. He enjoyed riding his bike around town and could often be seen with his dog, Ginger, accompanying him in the passenger basket. He began each day riding his bike down to the Round Up where he would spend the mornings shaking dice and the afternoons playing card games, “Bean” in particular. Vince loved his grandchildren dearly and enjoyed following them throughout their high school activities.

Vince is survived by his wife, Darlene; children, Kim (Ken) Anderson, of Cold Spring, and Chad LeGare, of Alexandria; grandchildren, Alec, Abby, and Andrew Anderson, and Austin and Colten LeGare; brother, Jim LeGare; sister, Cathy Samlaska; sister-in-law, Gladys LeGare; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Mary Schmitz, and Sister Valeria LeGare; six brothers, Joe, Ted, Robert, Phillip Jr., Richard, and Father Paul LeGare.