Update.

Leo Esget fell asleep in Christ on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Hot Springs, Arkansas, after a brief illness. Leo was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on Feb. 5, 1942, to Clarence and Bernice (Anderson) Esget. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church. He married Eileen Sellen on Jan. 9, 1965 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Ellsworth Township, Minn. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1966 to 1972 (4th Tank Battalion of the 33rd Armor Regiment).

Leo was a devoted and sacrificial husband, and loving father and grandfather to their children Christopher (wife Kassie and grandson James) and Emily, all of whom survive him.

Leo owned Parkway Tree Service in Minneapolis, Minn., for forty years. He labored tirelessly every day of his life. He loved automobiles, and restored to perfection many classic cars from the 1950s, along with several Corvettes. He could fix anything and kept a spotless garage.

He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Little Rock, Ark., where a funeral service will be held on November 29, 2018 at 11 a.m., visitation will be held from 10 until 11 a.m. the hour prior to services. Interment will follow later at St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery in Ellsworth Township, Minn. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to Grace Luthern Church of Little Rock or Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.