Leanne Brink

Leanne Brink was born on January 4, 1949 to LeRoy Graves and Darlene (Bucholz) Graves. Leanne passed away August 3, 2013 after a VERY long battle with cancer. Leanne graduated from Arnolds Park High School in 1968 and married Wayne Brink in August of 1984. They made their home in Arnolds Park and later moved to Milford. Leanne ENJOYED doing many crafts and being around her MANY friends and family. Leanne was involved with the "Relay for Life" also. Leanne worked for MANY years at the Spirit Lake Wal-Mart as a cashier where she considered her co-workers her "adopted" family and her customers that came through her line her MANY friends. Leanne is preceded in death by her parents, LeRoy and Darlene Graves and her husband, Wayne Brink. Left to CHERISH Leanne's memory are her daughters, Mandy Sykes of Estherville, Iowa and Michelle (Matt) Maxwell of Des Moines, Iowa; brother, Jim (Connie) Graves of Lamar, Missouri; sister, Sandra Lancaster of Hemet, California and many nieces and nephews.