The funeral Mass for Nancy M. Leqve will be at 11:00AM, Monday, December 8, 2014 at Resurrection Catholic Church with the Rev. Kevin Connolly officiating.  Visitation will be Sunday, December 7, 2014 from 1pm to 3pm in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and also one hour prior to the Mass at the church on Monday.  Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery.

Nancy Leqve, 80, of Rochester died at the Stewartville Care Center on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 from stroke complications.

Nancy was born on October 8, 1934 in Winnebago, Minnesota to Lynde and Genevieve (Trembley) Johnson.  She grew up in Mankato and graduated as an LPN from St. Marys School of Nursing in 1954.  On August 18, 1956, she married Arnold B. Leqve in Mankato.  Mr. Leqve passed away in 2004.  Nancy retired from nursing after 41 years at St. Marys Hospital in 1995.

Nancy was a founding member of Resurrection Catholic Church and volunteered there as a CCD teacher.  She and her husband Arnold were foster parents and were honored at one time as "Foster Parents of the Year."  Nancy and Arnold wintered in Texas at Casa Del Sol.  She enjoyed league bowling at the Tropic Lanes.

She is survived by four children; Mark (Kevin Kramer) Leqve of Fort Lauderdale FL, Thomas (Julie Smith-Leqve) Leqve of Rochester, Ann (David) Swanson of Eagan MN and Theresa (Jim) Hurley of Stewartville; 5 grandchildren; three sisters, Mary Shepard of Pittsburgh, PA, Emily Hillis of Provost, Alberta Canada and Barbara Johnson of Eagan, MN.

Nancy is preceded in death by husband Arnold, one sister and one brother.

Memorials are suggested to Poverello Fund.