Obit for SAARELA, Roy H (b.1929 d.2004), St. Louis Co., MN
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Roy H. Saarela, 75, of Virginia died Thursday, October 14, 2004 at his 
home. 

He was born on April 3, 1929, in Pike Township to Daniel and Helia 
(Kopponen) Saarela and grew up there. He attended Pike School 14 and the 
Embarrass High School. Roy worked for Seppi Brothers Concrete Company from 
1952 until 1990. He married Lois Marie Leppala on October 23, 1959. They 
had been Virginia residents since 1972. Roy was a member of Gethsemane 
Lutheran Church and Teamsters Local 346 of Virginia, and was a former 
member of Virginia Moose Lodge 1117. 

Survivors include his wife, Lois of Virginia; one son, Roy Michael (Jan) 
Saarela of Burnsville, MN; three daughters, Laureen (Seppo) Mahonen of 
Virginia, Lynn Hedman of Virginia and LuAnn (Tom) Wingard of Elk River, 
MN; five grandchildren, Matthew and Andrew Mahonen of Virginia, Mark 
(Karen) Wingard of Elk River, Melissa (fiance Zach Fossum) Wingard of Elk 
River and David Wingard of Elk River; one great-grandson, Ryan Thomas 
Wingard; three brothers, Albert (Pauline) Saarela of Butte, MT, Robert 
(Jean) Saarela of Seattle, WA, and Daniel (Marlene) Saarela of Biwabik; 
one sister, Helen Sambum of Chisholm; and one sister-in-law, Alice Saarela 
of Proctor. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Florence Nelson and 
Lillia King; and one brother, Richard Saarela.