Leon J. Hartman

Leon J. Hartman, born September 25, 1939 in New Prague, MN, passed away on Sunday, September 21, 2025 in Shakopee, MN.

Leon is preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Margaret (Stang) Hartman; brothers, Werner and Cyril Hartman; sisters, Dee Hartman, Armella (Elroy) Mladek, Rose (Cal) Brown, Jule (Butch) Franke, Ann (Ev) Walter, Cyrilla (Richard) Pint, Cele (Frank) Pekarna; brother in law, Donald Hilgers; parents in law, Edmund and Josephine Deutsch.

He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Berdie; children, Corinna (Paul) Benz, Kimberly Evans, and Steve (Katie) Hartman; grandchildren, Emma and Ethan Benz, Justin Evans, Ayla and Bryn Hartman; great-grandchildren, Mara and Juri Evans-Pannier; brother, Roger (Janice) Hartman; sisters in law, Phyllis Hartman, Marlene Hartman, and Mary Lou Hilgers; brother in law and sister in law, Joe (Edie) Deutsch and Rita (Louis) Steinhoff.

Visitation at McNearney-Schmidt Funeral and Cremation, Shakopee, Sunday, September 28, 2025, from 4-7 PM, concluding with a KC Rosary beginning at 7 PM. Visitation also at Church of St. Mark, 350 Atwood Street South, Shakopee, Monday, September 29, from 10-10:45 AM, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM. Military Honors will follow mass, provided by the Shakopee Veteran’s Honor Guard. Family interment will be held later at Catholic Cemetery, Shakopee.