Died Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at Methodist Fremont Health
Leland was born August 23, 1930 on a farm near Winslow to Edwin and Laura ''Schuett'' Sandeen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Winslow and attended school in both Winslow and Hooper. He began a lifetime career of working on cars as an apprentice in Hooper, when he was only 12 years old. His career took him to H & H motors for several years before opening his own shop ''Lees Service'' in 1983. Lee was the owner/operator of his shop throughout his career. He was known for being the best ''Mopar Mechanic'' in the state.
Leland married Bernitta Feye on January 1, 1950 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church and together they had 4 children, Leroy, Cindy, Jeffrey and Ronnie. They divorced and he married Bonnie White Dye on June 5, 1965 and added two more 'bonus' sons in Steve and Randy Dye.
Survivors:
Children - Leroy (Diane) Sandeen of Fremont
Cindy Sandeen of Fremont
Jeffrey (Teresa) Sandeen of Fremont
Ronnie (Shelly) Sandeen of Fremont
Steve Dye of Fremont
Grandchildren - Jason (Holly) Sandeen, Zachary (Linsey) Sandeen, Sandi (Tyler) Giese,
Joshua (Kyerra) Sandeen, Nikki (Dustin) Weitzel, David Dye, Dustin (Marisa) Dye
Great grandchildren - Braeden, Joslyn, Miley, Elizabeth, Christian, Brook, Apollo, Zander, Zoey,
Lincoln, Cooper, Kennedy and Kyson
Brothers-in-law - Gary White of Fremont and Vernon (Deb) White of Scribner
Sister-in-law - Diane White of Fremont
Leland was preceded in death by his wife Bonnie, son Randy Dye, 3 brothers Melvin, Merle and Gene; and 2 sisters Maxine and Loretta.
The funeral will be 2pm, Monday, April 29, 2024 at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont. Burial will follow in Ridge Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the family. Visitation will be Sunday from 2pm to 5pm at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont.
Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
Condolences(3)
Suzanne & Dave Jensen
Fremont, NE Sunday, April 28, 2024 Our sincere condolences to Lee's family!! He was such a good person and long time friend of my husband! You're in our thoughts and prayers!!Jim & Pat Campbell
Fremont, NE Friday, April 26, 2024 My family (and friends) relied on Lee's Service for many vehicles throughout the years! We always enjoyed the small auto mechanic shop and atmosphere, one that we could totally trust with automobile needs. I cannot count the number of service rides Lee or Gary provided for servicing all of the cars in our family of five! We considered Lee to be an honest businessman and a friend!Todd Fredericksen
Fremont, NE Thursday, April 25, 2024 To the family of Lee Sandeen, l would like to express my deepest sympathy to you on the passing of Lee. He not only kept my parents cars and mine in tiptop shape, his shop was a place my dad frequented regularly, not to fix the cars, but because he enjoyed his friendship with Lee.Todd Fredericksen