Lafie Leven Leeth

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• Census: 1930, Haviland, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Lafie L. Leeth, son, in the household of Lafayette Leeth; Address:
  Main Street
• Census: 1940, Blue Creek Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Lafie Leeth, Jr., son, in the household of Lafie Leeth

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OBITUARY
LAFIE LEETH
1929-1997
OSSIAN, inc. -- Lafie L. Leeth, 67, Ossian, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at Ossian Health Care.
—He was born July 28, 1929, in New Haven, Ind, the of Lafayette and Olive (Price) Leeth. In 1950, he married Gladys Mankey, who died in 1989. He was a licensed journeyman electrician at Franklin Electric for 43 years, retiring in 1994, and attended St. Luke's United Church of Christ.
—Surviving are two sons, Michael of Markle, Ind. And Terry of Bluffton, Ind., six daughters, Mrs. Stephen (Cynthia) Kosinski of East Hampton, Conn., Mrs. Norman (Karen) Bailey of Geneva, Mrs. Allen (Elaine) Newcomb of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. Loren (Julie) Jackson of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. David (Jennifer) Meadows and Vickie Leeth, both of Bluffton; a sister, Mrs. Donald (Olive) Lee, Paulding; and 15 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
—Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 4, in St. Luke's United Church of Christ with Rev. Jerry Flueckinger officiating. Burial will be in St. Luke's Cemetery. Visitation is from noon until 9 p.m. Today at Goodwin Memorial Chapel, Bluffton, and an hour prior to services at the church.
—Preferred memorials are to St. Luke's United Church of Christ or Wells County Chapter American Cancer Society.

Lafie married Gladys Annabelle Mankey on 29 Apr 1950 in Adams County, Indiana, United States. Gladys was born on 5 Sep 1927 in Adams County, Ohio, United States; died on 19 Dec 1989 in Indiana, United States; was buried on 22 Dec 1989 in Adams County, Indiana, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]