Leonard “Lenny” Lipp, 88, of Aberdeen, SD, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Avera Mother Joseph Manor.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Gregory Tschakert officiating.

A time for luncheon and fellowship will follow the Mass at the church hall.

Interment will take place at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery at a later date.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2026, at Schriver’s Memorial Chapel, with a liturgical wake beginning at 7:00 p.m. Visitation also continues one hour before the mass.

Schriver’s Memorial Mortuary & Crematory, 414 5th Ave NW, is honored to serve the Lipp family. Friends and family may sign the online guestbook at www.schrivermemorial.com. Services will be recorded and shared on the funeral home’s Facebook page.

Leonard Lipp was born on December 15, 1937, to Joseph and Helen (Materi) Lipp in Hague, North Dakota, on the Buechler farm near Rice Lake. In 1950, he moved with his family to Wetonka, South Dakota, where his family farmed.

In 1955, Leonard’s father, Joe, passed away from lung cancer. Shortly after, Leonard was drafted into the United States Army. Without the help of Leonard, his family struggled on the farm, and that is when he received a hardship discharge in 1962. He returned to the family farm near Wetonka to help his family.

In 1963, he moved to Aberdeen, SD, where he started working for Hub City as a machinist. In 1968, Leonard married Marie Schwingler in Hosmer, SD. To this union, three children were born: Leon, Jamie, and Lori. He continued working for Hub City for 40 years, until his retirement. They continued to make Aberdeen their lifelong home.

Leonard enjoyed fishing, hunting, pitching horseshoes, and playing card games. He has won many awards at many different tournaments. Lenny was a hard worker and a great promoter of horseshoes. He was an officer in the local and state Horseshoe Organizations. He attended tournaments in Minnesota, North & South Dakota. In 1998, Lenny was inducted into the South Dakota Horseshoe Hall of Fame.

Grateful for having shared Leonard’s life are his wife, Marie Lipp; children: Leon (Kristi) Lipp, Jamie Lipp, Lori (Randy) Geist; 3 grandchildren; 4 step grandchildren; 3 step great-grandchildren; siblings: Mike (Linda) Lipp, Joe Lipp, Mary (Ambrose) Mitzel, and Diane (Dave) Tunge.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Alma Nold and Anella Termondt; three brothers, Vernon Lipp, Duane Lipp, and Dan Lipp.