Billings Gazette Billings, MT 24 Apr 2007 Leroy Albert "Le" Zeller passed to a heavenly home on Monday, April 16, 2007. While on vacation in Perry, Ga., with his beloved wife Shirley, Le suffered a massive stroke and heart attack. He often expressed his faith, by saying "as long as I can remember, I believed and knew Jesus is my Savior." Memorial services for Le will be held on Friday April 27, at 11 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles City, where he sang in the choir, served as an elder and congregation president. He was born on Jan. 15, 1935, in Elgin, N.D., reared in Leith and was preceded in death by his parents Albert "Allie" Zeller and mother Lorentina (Rekow) Zeller. Le graduated from ND School of Forestry and earned a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management from Utah State University, where he also lettered in baseball. His radio and television productions supporting wildlife education won multiple awards for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. He independently wrote, recorded and distributed an early radio program "Down by the Crawdad Hole." Out of this came the love of radio, TV and film production shared by sons Gregory and Aaron. Le's passions also included hunting, fishing and sports. He was a Guide and Outfitter for 28 years, a former member of MOGA and served on the Outfitters Council for State of MT. He coached youth baseball and was a MOA basketball and softball official. Le married "the love of his life," Shirley Ann (Lavachek) on Aug. 26, 1958. Six sons, one daughter, 14 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter blessed this union: Gregory (Laurie), Helena, and children Nicole (Tal Conner), Courtney (great-granddaughter Maya), Gregory Scott and Samuel; Michelle (Reid Wick, Jr.), New Orleans, and son Christian; Lowell (Elizabeth), Billings, and children Adam, Joshua, Amanda (Mathers Heuck) and Michael Wertz; Kirk (Kimberly), Kennewick, Wash., and children Kyle, Kendra and Korey; Paul (Aush), Rialto, Calif.; Monte (Marlo), Grants Pass, Ore., and daughters Fallon and Shelby; Aaron of New Orleans/Berlin. Le is also survived by his brother Deane H. Zeller, Boise, Idaho; sister and brothers-in-law Dorothy (Lavachek) and David Schwartz; Maurice (Helen), Lyle (Mary) and Keith (Judy) Lavachek along with numerous aunts, uncle, nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church "Journey of Faith" project