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Roseau - Leonard LeRoy Dahlgren was born on May 18, 1964, in La Crosse, Wis., to Gary and Gloria (Wolff) Dahlgren. The family lived in La Crescent, Houston, Lansing, Iowa, and Wausau, Wis., before settling in Falun Township in 1974 where Leonard attended grades 5-12 in the Malung and Roseau schools.

In 1982, Leonard enlisted in the Army. He was stationed in Georgia, Kentucky, and Germany, training as a machinist and heavy equipment operator. In 1987, he returned to Roseau and was employed as a truck driver for Marvin Windows and Doors. Eventually he started building and repairing machines i...