Accomplished Musician. Leroy Glazier was born to Gilbert and Clara Aucion Glazier in Bathhurst, New Brunswick, Canada in the year 1942. He married Cynthia Herbst in Huron, South Dakota on November 19, 1977. Upon marrying, he began his life in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota where he performed in music and also worked in construction for Dave Schendel. Leroy could be seen on a show on the RFD-TV network called "Midwest County," along with others from the area. He had been in the entertainment business in the St. Cloud Minnesota area for 40 years and in 2005 had been inducted into the Midwest Rock Country Hall of Fame, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. During his career he performed with George Jones, Tommy Cash, and Ray Price when their tours brought them to Minnesota. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 28, 2008 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, St. Cloud for Leroy Glazier, age 66, of Sauk Rapids, who died Thursday at St. Benedict's Senior Community, St. Cloud. Rev. Tony Oelrich will officiate and burial will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sauk Rapids. Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Dingmann Family Funeral Home, Sauk Rapids and one hour prior to the services Monday at the church in St. Cloud. Parish prayers will be at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Sauk Rapids. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church where he ushered. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia of Sauk Rapids; children, Tanya Meyer of Lonsdale, MN, Erin (Weston) Knutson of Becker; grandchildren, Dacotah, Skylar, Kain and Bailey; sisters and brothers, Corrine Doirion, Gil Glazier, Kenneth Glazier, and Linda Scott all of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Ralph Glazier, Glendon Glazier, and Ann Paul all of Oshawa, Ontario.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Ronald Glazier.