Leo C. Weis, 89, of Austin, Minn., died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at Comforcare Good Samaritan Center, Austin. He was born Aug. 4, 1924, in Perham, Minn., to William and Saraphine (Altstadt) Weis. Leo grew up and attended school in Perham. In the early 1940s, he moved to Austin and began work at Hormel Foods Corp. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1942 to 1945, and then returned to Austin where he finished his career with Hormel. On Aug. 3, 1946, Leo married Mary H. Dolan at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin. The couple had five children. A member of the American Legion, Leo served as commander from 1968 to 1969, was an American Legion funeral escort, and also was a bus driver for the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. Leo belonged to Queen of Angels Catholic Church, the VFW, the 40-8 Club, and served on the Austin Industrial Park Development Committee. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, and dancing.

Survivors include his children William (Kathy) Weis, of Kingman, Ariz.; Robert (Carol) Weis, of Austin; Patricia (David) Schmidt, of Austin; seven grandchildren Molly, Katy, Bridget, Becky, Janelle, Anthony, Nikki; eight great-grandchildren; sister, Phyllis (Jim) Pfeffer, of Minneapolis; brother-in-law, John Huber, of Rochester; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Weis and Ida Dolan, both of Austin; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Saraphine Weis; his wife, Mary Weis; two daughters, Rosemary and Mary Lou; grandson, Joseph; brother, James, and sister, Elizabeth (Betty) Huber.

A Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at the Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin with Father James Steffes officiating. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, with military rites by the American Legion Post 91. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Worlein Funeral Home. The family prefers that memorials be directed to Comforcare or Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.