Leila Elaine (Sulheim) Fischer, 87, of St. Paul, Minnesota, passed on September 21, 2026. She was born on November 11, 1938, to John and Ruth (Mathistad) Sulheim in Odin Township, MN.
Leila graduated from Mountain Lake High School in 1956. She moved in the Twin Cities, then lived in Washburn, Wisconsin for 40 years. In 2014, Leila moved back to the Twin Cities to be closer to her family in Minnesota. In recent years, she resided at Lyngblomsten Assisted Living in Lino Lakes, MN.
She is survived by her children and grandchildren: Lani Priddy of Princeton, MN, and her children, Silja and Maren; Trent (Maria-Luisa Parzenczewski) of St. Paul, MN, and their children, Álvaro and Gabriela; and Reid (Adriana Barraza Reyes) of Minneapolis, MN, and their children, Sebastián, Itzel, and Aliza. She is also survived by her brother Howard (Lois Frederick) of Beaver Bay, MN; her sister Janice Steinle (Lowell) of Sammamish, WA; as well as numerous other relatives and dear friends. Leila was preceded in death by her parents, sister Marilyn Briggs, and brother Ronald Sulheim, as well as several brothers- and sisters-in-law.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial gift may be sent to the American Stroke Association at www.stroke.org. Additional obituary details may be found on the Neptune Society website.
Leila Elaine (Sulheim) Fischer
