Blair native Leland W. Svendgaard, 67, died quietly in his sleep in the early morning hours of Dec. 24, 2004, in Peoria, Ariz., after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Feb 6 at the Central Church of the Nazarene, 8206 Blondo Street, Omaha, with Pastor Jason Caddy officiating.

Mr. Svendgaard is survived by his wife, Donna, of Littleton, Colo.; daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Frank Lynch, of Albuquerque, N.M.; stepsons and wife, Mitchell and Rena Sainovich and Steven Sainovich, all of Omaha; brother and sister-in-law, David and Rosemary Svendgaard of Sun City, Ariz.; sister and brother-in-law, Cynthia and Ron Regier of Kansas City, Kan.; and four grandsons.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Leland W. “Woodie” Svendgaard, Sr., and Marjorie (Kuhr) Svendgaard.

Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimers Association, Colorado Chapter, 455 Sherman St., Suite 500, Denver, CO 80203.

Note: He was a veteran

Obituary printed in the Dec. 31, 2004 World Herald, Omaha, Nebraska

SVENGAARD—Leland W., age 67 of Littleton, CO, formerly of Omaha. Survived by wife, Donna Clark, Littleton; daughter, Pamela Lynch, Albuquerque, NM; 2 step-sons, Mitchell Sainovich, Steven Sainovich, both of Omaha; 4 grandsons, Drew Lynch, Dustin Lynch, both of Albuquerque, NM, Michael Sainovich, Jesse Sainovich, both of Omaha; sister, Cynthia Regier, Kansas City, KS; brother, David Svendgaard, Sun City AZ.

MEMORIAL SERVICE Feb. 6, 2005, 4 pm at Central Church of the Nazarene, 8206 Blondo, Omaha. Memorials to Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~