Gravel, Leila
Longtime Roseville resident passed away peacefully at age 84 on June 2, 2015. Preceded in death by her loving husband, Irv, and by parents Erwin and Anne Lissack. Survived by daughters Leslee (Rick) and Gaye (Mike), grandsons Dylan and Alec, step-granddaughter Katie and lifelong, dear friends Betty and Polly. Born in Joliet, Ill., she grew up in St. Paul, graduated from Macalester College, taught English, and was a homemaker, raising her daughters and later helping care for her grandsons. She loved and took pride in her family, enjoyed many trips to Mexico, and was an avid reader and knitter. Leila dearly loved her Roseville neighborhood and rambler-style house, where she lived for more than 50 years. Private service and burial, as she wished.