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Leo Pete Fercho

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Birth	:	18 Aug 1938 Napoleon, Logan County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	16 Mar 2018
Burial	:	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Billings, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.7710991, -108.5622025
Description	:	Leo Pete Fercho was born Aug. 18, 1938 to Edward and Maggie Fercho in Napoleon, ND. Leo was the middle child of eight in the family. He spent his early days on the Fercho Farms and was educated in the Edgeley Public Schools. Leo had fond memories from his childhood, including riding horses, and driving a farm truck to town on Saturday nights. If he was lucky, his dad would flip him a poker chip so he could buy candy for himself and his friends. From 1955-1959 he was in the US Navy aboard the Shangri-La aircraft carrier where... Read More	Leo Pete Fercho was born Aug. 18, 1938 to Edward and Maggie Fercho in Napoleon, ND. Leo was the middle child of eight in the family. He spent his early days on the Fercho Farms and was educated in the Edgeley Public Schools. Leo had fond memories from his childhood, including riding horses, and driving a farm truck to town on Saturday nights. If he was lucky, his dad would flip him a poker chip so he could buy candy for himself and his friends. From 1955-1959 he was in the US Navy aboard the Shangri-La aircraft carrier where he served as the commanding officer's assistant. He was handpicked for this job for his extreme attention to detail-a trait he would later apply to every aspect of his life, including raising his beloved daughters. Leo was a long-distance truck driver, and had the distinction of hauling the first fast food neon sign to Anchorage, AK-a King Leo sign-in the days before there were paved roads. Leo was chosen for this assignment because of his driving skills, and because he could fix his own truck if it broke down. Leo also specialized in hauling hot shot loads. After Leo finished driving, he was the owner/operator of Leo Fercho Construction. On Nov. 30, 1968 Leo married Lucille Smalley in Aberdeen, SD. Eleven years later, he had his daughters Kira and Kelene. Leo was ultra proud of his children, and considered raising his daughters to be the highlight of his life. During the last two years of his life, Leo would tell his doctors, "You better buy one of Kira's paintings, while you can still afford it!" He trusted his daughter Kelene to research all of his medical procedures and physical ailments, and would brag to his physicians that his daughter Kelene was a scientist and a pilot. His daughters still believe that their dad was the toughest man to ever live (even tougher than John Wayne). Leo loved babies, and babies loved him. One recipient of his attention as grandpa was Gia Lynch. Gia followed "grandpa" to cattle sales, farm supply stores, and to the bank for suckers. It was a given that you would acquire a taste for classic country music. The cherry on the sundae of the last two years of his life was the birth of granddaughter Kiva Mattson. Leo was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, brother Willie and sister Mary Veil. He is survived by his daughters Kira (Kent) Mattson and Dr. Kelene Fercho, granddaughters Gia Lynch and Kiva Mattson, special nephews Joseph and Matthew Fercho and numerous nephews and nieces, brothers Tiny, Roger, Duane, and Donald, and sister Angie (Mark) Braun.

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Leo Pete Fercho's memorial is located at: Sunset Memorial Gardens, Billings, Yellowstone County, USA.
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Leo Pete Fercho death on 16 Mar 2018 in
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Latitude: 45.7710991
Longitude: -108.5622025

Family Members:

Parent

Edward Robert Fercho

(1905 - 1957)

Magdalene “Maggie” Schumacher Fercho

(1909 - 1995)

Siblings

Wilfred L “Willie” Fercho

(1932 - 2014)

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