His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 23 at Grace Lutheran Church in Breckenridge, with the Rev. Burt Benson officiating.
Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, May 22 with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home in Breckenridge. There will also be visitation one hour prior to the funeral at the church.
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Active pallbearers will be Jeremy Tischer, Jesse Tischer, Travis Tischer, Carmeron Tischer, Austin Lehman and Aden Lehman
Honorary pallbearers are Shawn Tischer, Heidi Sadat, Lindsey Tischer, Carmen Tischer, Alexa Lehman, Brian Ness and Harlan Deike.
Leon was born in Breckenridge on Feb. 29, 1960, to Reuben and Joyce (Sturgess) Tischer. He grew up in Breckenridge, graduating from Breckenridge High School in 1978 and Pipestone Technical College in 1979.
Leon married Sheri Lehman on Sept. 14, 1996. They lived in Bloomington, Maplewood, Minn., and later moved to Lake Elmo with their two sons, Dylan, 8, and Ethan 6. Leon was active with his family in many outdoor activities. He enjoyed taking care of his home, swimming, biking and cross country skiing. Special times included traveling to Minnesota lake country to spend time with his family and friends.
Leon worked for 3M Company in Wahpeton until 1987, when he attended Century College. He then worked for Wayne Transport. He was a member of Laborers Union No. 132 and was working for Total Construction and Equipment at the Koch Refinery at the time of his death.
Leon is survived by: his wife, Sheri; sons, Dylan and Ethan, Lake Elmo; daughter, Amanda Paananen, East Bethel, Minn.; mother, Joyce Tischer; brothers, Doug, Ron (Marilee), Breckenridge, Dean (Trudy), Wahpeton, and Cal, Breckenridge; mother-in-law, Marlene Lehman, Dalton, Minn.; brother-in-law, Gary (Sue) Lehman, Minneapolis, Minn.; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: his father, Reuben; an infant sister; and sister-in-law, Donna Tischer.
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