Richard A. LeBlanc

PIERZ - Richard "Richie" A. LeBlanc, 46-year-old resident of Pierz, Minn., passed away Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Ripley Township. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, June 26, at St. Rita's Catholic Church in Hillman, Minn., with Father Greg Poser officiating. Burial will be in St. Rita's Parish Cemetery in Hillman, Minn. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday at the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz, Minn., and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Friday at the church. Parish prayer service will be prayed at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel. Funeral arrangements are with the Shelley-Virnig Funeral Chapel in Pierz, Minn.