September 10, 1928 - March 26, 2017
Maurice "Maury" Leenay, 88, died peacefully on March 26, 2017 at Methodist Hospital. Born in the Irish community of Graceville, MN on September 10, 1928, Maury was the seventh child of Stephen and Agnes (Campion) Leenay. In 1945, his family moved to Minneapolis and he finished senior year of high school at Minneapolis Central. Following high school, he entered the U of M and joined Naval ROTC, graduating in 1951 with a degree in Pharmacy and was commissioned in the Navy. After discharge he bought a drugstore in Elgin, MN in 1956. On June 8, 1957 he married Beatrice "Betty" Eischens, whom he met during Pharmacy school. They had seven wonderful children. In 1963 he sold the pharmacy in Elgin and moved the family to Minneapolis. He began working as a Pharmacist at Dayton's. He eventually became Pharmacy Manager for all six metro pharmacies. He retired in 1993 and enjoyed many years of bowing, golf and volunteering at his church.
Preceded in death by son Michael (1988), his parents and all his siblings. Survived by wife Betty; children Dr. John Leenay (Rhonda McLean), Mary (Dan) Wieser, Dr. Stephen (Jill) Leenay, Kathleen (Michael) Pasch, David (Lynn) Leenay and Sue (Jim) Filkins; eighteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchldren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to donor's choice.
Visitation
Friday, March 31, 2017
10:00 - 11:00 A.M.
Our Lady of Peace Church
5426 12th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Mass of Christian Burial
Friday, March 31, 2017
11:00 A.M.
Luncheon following Mass.
Our Lady of Peace Church
5426 12th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55417
Interment
Friday, March 31, 2017
Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
7601 34th Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55450
Maury and Betty have been our neighbors for over twenty years. We spent many hours conversing across the chain-link fence and many more sitting on our respective patios. Maury was a fine man, a gentleman in every sense of the word and a dear friend. Throughout the years, we’ve gotten to know the rest of the family and our lives have been truly blessed by all of them. My fondest memory of Maury is when I’d pull into the driveway after work and see him grilling. I’d get the familiar wave and then he’d amble over to chat. After our chat, he’d always say, “So long, pal.”
So now, I return the salutation.
So long, pal–rest easy and in peace.
Brad, Debbie and Anna Gregory