Leonard Nachreiner
Leonard “Lenny” Edward Nachreiner, age 79, of Comfrey passed away Wednesday, February 25th, 2026, at St. John’s Lutheran Home in Springfield with his family by his side.
There will be a prayer service on Friday, March 6th at 3:45 pm at the Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield. Visitation will be on Friday from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Sturm Funeral Home in Springfield, MN and will continue on Saturday from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM at Church of the Japanese Martyrs in Leavenworth, MN.
A Funeral Mass will be held at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs on Saturday at 11:30 am. Interment will be at the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery in Leavenworth.
Lenny was born on May 23, 1946, in Springfield to Roman and Regina (Groebner) Nachreiner. He attended country school and graduated from Comfrey Public High School in 1964. Following graduation, he began farming and met the love of his life, Vickie Ahlness. The couple was married on June 11, 1969, and together they raised four children. Lenny and Vickie enjoyed 21 years together until her passing in 1990.
In addition to farming crops and raising hogs, Lenny provided custom harvesting and grain hauling services, often putting work for others ahead of his own. Over the years, he also worked for Havemeier Trucking, Del Monte, Leavenworth Silage, and Rosenstengel Trucking. Lenny served as a Mulligan Township Supervisor for 33 years and was a member of the Church of the Japanese Martyrs.
Lenny was a proud father and grandfather who rarely missed an opportunity to attend his grandchildren’s events. He loved playing the concertina, listening to old-time music, attending polka dances, tinkering with anything that needed fixing, reading and re-reading farm magazines. In 1995, he met a special friend, Vernice Larson, and from then on, they shared many of life’s joys together.
Lenny is survived by his children; Rhonda (Jim) Lux, Angie (Cory) Domeier, Brad (Jessica) Nachreiner, and Lori (Dave) Groebner. Grandchildren; Andy (Madison) Lux, Natalie (fiancé Evan Haugen) Lux, Jordyn (Jeremia) Nicholson, Kyle (fiancé Maddie Cramer) Domeier, Ben, Joe and Julia Nachreiner, Kennedy (fiancé Juan Cortez, Jr), Lexie and Abby Groebner. Great-grandchildren; Rhett Lux, Lennyn and Harlow Nicholson. Sisters; Sally Gulden and Rita Nachreiner, in-laws; Ken Schweiss, Cynthia (Denny) Krautkremer, Joni Ahlness, Karen (Jerry) Krebs, Leslie Hoffmann, Darwin Ahlness and Bruce (Shelly) Ahlness.
He was preceded in death by; his wife Vickie, his parents Roman & Regina Nachreiner, sisters; Marion Burghardt & Luci Schweiss, granddaughter Ellie Nachreiner, in-laws; Elton & Nadene Ahlness, John Burghardt, Gery Gulden, David Ahlness, Lisa Ahlness, Robert Hoffman and nephew Paul Burghardt.
