Les Wulf, Longtime Oahe Speedway Supporter and Former Outpost Lodge Owner, Les Wulf passed away on Friday, November 14, 2025, following a highway accident near, Blunt SD.
Many will remember Les and his smoked pulled pork sandwiches featured at the Speedway’s concession through the years. Racers and race fans spent many Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings
dining at the Outpost Lodge. Les always had a welcoming smile and a hearty handshake for all of his patrons.
Please remember Les and his family in your thoughts and prayers
Leslie Edwin Wulf, 78, died on Friday, November 14, 2025. Visitation will be from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, with a prayer service beginning at 7:00pm on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at Faith Lutheran Church in Pierre. Funeral Services will be at 11:00am on Friday, November 21, 2025 also at the church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Blunt, SD at 1:15pm.
In lieu of flowers, memorials will be given to the Shriners Hospitals for Children. Leslie Edwin Wulf was born November 27th, 1946 in West Point, Nebraska to Leona and Edwin Wulf. He attended school in rural Dodge County, and graduated from Scribner High School. His first job was detasseling corn at the age of 13, and working at the local meat market. While in high school, Les was in FFA. After high school, Les proudly served for six years in the Navy until 1970, where he served on the USS Nantahala as a radar endorsed electronic tech petty officer. Les then moved to California and spent years in sales at Sperry Univac. Later he got back into agriculture and started Valley Oaks Angus out in Plymouth, California. Angus cattle became a lifelong passion of his. In 2000, Les moved out to Pierre, South Dakota, and purchased the Outpost Lodge, where he made many friends. He met and married Barb Leesman in 2022, and lived his remaining days with her east of Blunt at the Leesman Ranch. Les had a passion for Corvettes, vintage tractors, and had recently acquired a Gyrocopter which he was learning to fly. He was a Shriner, and loved to help his community, especially lending a hand at the farm. Les and Barb went on many trips including a honeymoon to Germany, trips to Cancun, Columbia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arizona, and most recently a cruise to Alaska. Les didn’t know any strangers. At some point they all became friends and would come over to tinker on a piece of equipment, play cards, hunt, or visit. Les was an active member of Faith Lutheran in Pierre. He was a devoted son, a father to Melinda, married to Ryan Capen, and was enthusiastically adopted into Barb’s family as a father, grandfather, great grandfather, and brother in-law.
Leslie is survived by his beloved wife Barb, his daughter Melinda and her husband Ryan Capen, Barb’s children Raleigh and his wife Leigh Leesman, Angela and her husband Michael Bollweg, Pamela and her husband Marlon Ferguson, nine grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Sandy Pakan, Sandy’s children Jeff, Renee, Jason, Renee’s children Cody and Olivia, his aunt Louise, and numerous cousins
