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Leo Edward Rantanen, beloved husband, father, son, and brother passed away suddenly on July 4, 2002 due to an unfortunate accident participating in a sport he loved. He was 39 years old and leaves behind a loving wife of 9 1/2 years, Laurie Rantanen; four children, Tanya, age 16, Nathan, age 16, Travis, age 14, and Jourdan, age 8; his mother-in-law, Jacquelyn; his mother, Yukie; his father, Donald; a sister, Tina; and a brother, Lloyd and wife, Shari and two sons, Kyle and Cody. Also left behind was his extended BMX family and many, many loving friends. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2002 at Sandia Funeral Care, 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE. Funeral Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002 at Chapel of Sandia. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Memorial Fund for the Rantanen Children c/o Rio Grande Credit Union, PO Box 25546. Albuquerque, NM 87125-5546, (505) 262-1401. Arrangements by Sandia Funeral Care, 7601 Wyoming Blvd NE, 821-0010.
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