LeRoy A. Christensen, 78, West Fargo, North Dakota died December 5, 2024, at Sanford Hospital, Fargo, North Dakota.  He was born in Cooperstown, North Dakota on January 10, 1946, the son of Hans and Minnie (Otto) Christensen.  He grew up on a farm SE of Dazey, North Dakota and attended Bennett Country School and Dazey Public School before graduating from North Central High School in 1964.  He worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone in Valley City, Maddock and Jamestown, North Dakota until 1990, when he worked for the Communications Workers of America in Seattle, Minneapolis and Denver.  He retired in 2006 and has been a resident of West Fargo.

He married Pat Bryn on February 19, 1966.  They made their home in each of the locations LeRoy worked in, living in Jamestown for 19 years where their children attended school and graduated from high school.

He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Pat, their daughter, Linda Christensen of Valley City, North Dakota and their son, Robert (Tammy) Christensen of Walcott, North Dakota.  He is also survived by sisters-in-law, Darlene Christensen, Bev Van Oosting, Helen Sherlock, Elaine Hazelton, Diane Haugen, Becky Kuhlmann, Dinah Heinze, brother-in-law, Terry Bryn, and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hans and Minnie Christensen, parents-in-law, Peter and Dorothy Bryn, his sister, Kathleen Cavin, and his brothers, Lyle and Rudolph Christensen.

The funeral service for LeRoy will be 1 pm Friday, December 13, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Valley City.  Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church.  Burial will be in the spring at the Dazey Cemetery, Dazey.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Oliver-Nathan Funeral Chapel.  An online guestbook is available at www.olivernathanchapel.com