Grant L. Cheney
MOTLEY - Grant L. Cheney, age 83, of Motley, passed away Aug. 8, 2009, at Lakewood Health System Hospital in Staples. A service is planned for Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples with visitation beginning at 5 p.m.
Grant was born in Los Angeles. He married Mary Jane Covert on Sept. 2, 1944, in Lyndale, Minn. He lived in many areas throughout the state during his lifetime. Grant loved the farm. Showing cattle and sheep was a pastime he enjoyed. He took pride in his flower garden and lawn.
Grant is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; daughter, Judy (Skip) Lisle; sons, Robert (Marge Tepley), Leslie (Trish) and Jeffrey Cheney; grandchildren, Jason Norring, Jerod Norring, Heidi Bjerga, Kristine Bohl, Bradley Cheney and Benjamin Cheney; nine great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helene Hutmaker.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie and Louise (Remjeska) Cheney; and grandson, Robert L. Cheney Jr.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Staples.