Leander H. Harral

Leander H. Harral, 84, died January 15, 2020. Born and reared in Twin Falls, Idaho. Graduated from Idaho State University with a B.S. in business, a minor in accounting. Worked for the State of Iowa, Department of Education for 30 years. Served in the US Army, post Korean Conflict for 6 years. He was active in Neighborhood Organizations in Des Moines. He loved to fish and travel. Most of all he loved his AKC Champion Border Terriers competing in Earthdog, Tracking, Agility, Rally and Obedience. Most rewarding to him was when he did volunteering with his therapy dog, Joy.

Survived by his wife, a 60 year marriage, Olga “Trudy” (Nerge) Harral; good neighbor and friend, Terry Davis; sister-in-law, Betty Lou (Paul) Schwake; sister, June (Wayne Tardiff) Harral; brother, Quintin (Avon) Harral; many nieces and nephews, great- and great-great-.

Leander was preceded in death by his parents, Quintin and Louise (Engelbrecht) Harral; father and mother-in-law, Clarence and Doris Nerge; sister and brother-in-law, Jacqueline and Raymond Davis; and brother-in-law, Harold Haverkamp.

Services will be held at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Waterloo, Iowa at a later date for the immediate family.

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Lori Martindale

01/22/2020

Trudy and family, I'm very sorry for your loss. Leander was a great member of the obedience club and had a true love for dogs and dog sports.

Phyllis Fleming

01/20/2020

I'm so very sorry to hear that Leander has passed. He was a good friend to the Des Moines Obedience Club and truly enjoyed his dogs. He was friendly to everyone and he will be missed.

Bev Krejsa

01/19/2020

I knew Leander from working with him at tracking tests. He was dedicated and sweet to the doggies, and particularly I remember he went out of his way to contact and congratulate my daughter when she put a tracking title, their first title, on her hound. It meant a lot.

Thoughts and prayers for Leanders family.