Jesse Theodore Leeth

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• Census: 1900, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Jesse E. Leeth, son in the household of Cyrus Leeth
• Census: 1910, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Jesse T. Leeth, son, laborer, in the household of Mary J. Leeth
• Census: 1920, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Jesse Leeth, finisher in paper mill, head of household
• Census: 1930, White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Jessie T. Leeth, head of household, foreman in paper mill
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Jesse Leeth, head of household, sample man in paper mill

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OBITUARY
...White Pigeon; Jesse T. LEETH, 82, Pinellas Park, Fla., died Monday in St. Petersburg General Hospital. He had been in failing health for eight months.
...He was born in Paulding County, Ohio, Sept. 1, 1890, the son of Cyrus and Mary Jane (CANNEN) LEETH.
...Mr. LEETH had lived in White Pigeon most of his life, moving later to Pinellas Park.
...He was married Feb. 6, 1912, to Josephine THOMPSON, who died in 1955. On Sept. 3, 1956, he married Mabel RANKIN, who died in 1964. His marriage of Mary Ellen ENOS took place on Aug. 1, 1971.
...Mr. LEETH was employed for 43 years at the Eddy Paper Corp. in White Pigeon.
...He also served as a volunteer fireman in White Pigeon and was a member of the Lions Club and the Maccabees.
...Surviving are his widow; five son; Orley, Emmett and Laurel, all of White Pigeon; Manford, Sturgis, and Arlo South Hutchinson, Kans.; one daughter Mrs. William (Doreen) DUNKER, Shipshewana, Ind.; several grandchildren and great-grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Hetty HOSTED, Battle Creek; and Mrs. Glen (Zelma) JACKSON, Salem, Ark.
...One son, one brother and three sisters preceded him in death.
...Friends may call at the Farrand Funeral Home, White Pigeon, where services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. Robert Stillson officiating. Burial will take place in White Pigeon Cemetery.

Jesse married Josephine Thompson on 6 Feb 1913 in Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States. Josephine was born on 6 Nov 1895 in Illinois, United States; died on 10 Feb 1955 in Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States; was buried in Feb 1955 in White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1920, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Orley Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth
• Census: 1930, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; Orley L. Leeth, son, in the household of Jessie T. Leeth
• Residence: 1935, White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Orley Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth
• Newspaper: 23 Aug 1956; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5

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OBITUARY
ORLEY L. LEETH
...Orley L. Leeth, 94, of 210 E. Chicago Road, died Monday (Aug. 10, 2009) in Thurston Woods Village, Sturgis. He was born May 7, 1915, in White Pigeon to Jesse and Josephine (Thompson) Leeth. He married Treva L. Hathaway in 1987. She died. He then married Josephine Branham-Bergner who died in 2000.
...WHITE PIGEON, Mich. -- Orley L. Leeth, 94, of 210 E. Chicago Road, died Monday (Aug. 10, 2009) in Thurston Woods Village, Sturgis.
...He was born May 7, 1915, in White Pigeon to Jesse and Josephine (Thompson) Leeth. He married Treva L. Hathaway in 1987. She died. He then married Josephine Branham-Bergner who died in 2000.
...Mr. Leeth is survived by one son, Roger D. Leeth of White Pigeon; three stepdaughters, Jerry R. Johnson of Santa Cruz, Calif., Jaudece R. Clark of Salinas, Calif., and Jan F. Osorio of Leicester, N.C.; one grandson; several stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren; and one brother, Manford (Phyllis) Leeth of Sturgis.
...He was preceded in death by one sister, Dorene Dunker, and three brothers, Arlo, Emmett and Laurel Leeth.
...Mr. Leeth worked as a lineforeman and electrician at New York Central Railroad for 12 years. He worked in the RV industry, and as a store clerk at both Western Auto, Sturgis, and Wittenberg Hardware, White Pigeon. He was a member of Church of God, Elkhart.
...Mr. Leeth enjoyed woodworking, taking family pictures and making home movies. He was a very hard worker.
...Friends may call from noon until the 2 p.m. funeral service Thursday at Farrand Funeral Home, 300 N. Kalamazoo St., White Pigeon. Pastor B.J. Bishop of Church of God will officiate. Burial will be in White Pigeon Township Cemetery.
...Memorials may be given to the church or the Special Olympics Area 18, St. Joseph County, Mich.

Newspaper:

Leeth Family Reunion
The Leeth family reunion was held Sunday, August 19, at the Antwerp Park at Antwerp, with an attendance of over eighty.
The officers elected for next year's reunion are: President, John M. Leeth of Payne; vice president, Jesse Leeth of White Pigeon, Mich; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Dan Adams of Elkhart, Ind.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leeth and daughter of Haviland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeth and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee and children of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth and children, Richard, Dawn and Garnet, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Leeth and children, Pamela and Angie, Mr. and Mrs. Orley Leeth and son, Roger, all of White Pigeon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Lafie E. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Paulding; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shelley of Schoolcraft, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeth of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson of Sturgis, Mich.; John L. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Jewell of Bristol, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leeth, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Basil Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Leeth, Jim, Ella and Linda Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Smith, all of Payne; Mrs. Mae Connor of Omaha, Nebraska; Nora Cromley, Gus Walkenstine of Antwerp; Mrs. Hetty Hosted, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Hosted and children of Richland, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedwell and children of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hosted of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hosted of Sturgis, Mich.; and Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne.
The reunion next year will be held in Elkhart, Ind.

Died:


OBITUARY
—Orley was the son of Jesse Leeth and Josephine Thompson. He was brother to Manford, Dorene, Arlo, Emmett and Laurel. He was the father of Roger. He was married 1st. to Treva Hathaway. Then was married to Josephine Branham-Bergner. Orley L. LEETH, 94, of White Pigeon, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2009, at Thurston Woods Village in Sturgis following a short illness.
—He was born May 7, 1915, in White Pigeon, a child of Jesse and Josephine (THOMPSON) LEETH.
—He was a resident of White Pigeon all his life.
—He was first married to Treva L. Hathaway. She died in 1987. He then married Josephine BRANHAM-BERGNER. She died in 2000.
—Orley worked for the New York Central Railroad for 12 years as a line foreman and electrician. He was employed in the recreational vehicle industry and was a store clerk at Western Auto in Sturgis and Wittenberg Hardware in White Pigeon.
—He was a member of the Church of God in Elkhart, Ind., and was very involved in his church. He enjoyed woodworking, taking family pictures and home movies. He was also a very hard worker.
—Surviving are one son, Roger D. LEETH of White Pigeon; a grandson, Derek LEETH of White Pigeon; three step daughters, Jerry Rose JOHNSON of Santa Cruz, Calif., Jaudece Robin CLARK of Salinas, Calif., and Jan Faith OSORIO of Leicester, N.C.; several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a brother, Manford (Phyllis) LEETH of White Pigeon; and several neices and nephews.
—He was preceded in death by his parents; wives; a sister, Dorene DUNKER; and brothers Arlo, Emmett and Laurel LEETH.
—Relatives and friends may call from noon-2 p.m. Thursday at the Farrand Funeral Home in White Pigeon where services are at 2 p.m. Thursday with Pastor B.J. Bishop of the Church of God of Elkhart, Ind., officiating. Burial will be in White Pigeon Township Cemetery, White Pigeon.

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• Census: 1920, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Emil Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth
• Census: 1930, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Emmet E. Leeth, son, in the household of Jessie T. Leeth
• Residence: 1935, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Emil Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth, extra man in paper mill
• Newspaper: 23 Aug 1956; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5

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Newspaper:

Leeth Family Reunion
The Leeth family reunion was held Sunday, August 19, at the Antwerp Park at Antwerp, with an attendance of over eighty.
The officers elected for next year's reunion are: President, John M. Leeth of Payne; vice president, Jesse Leeth of White Pigeon, Mich; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Dan Adams of Elkhart, Ind.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leeth and daughter of Haviland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeth and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee and children of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth and children, Richard, Dawn and Garnet, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Leeth and children, Pamela and Angie, Mr. and Mrs. Orley Leeth and son, Roger, all of White Pigeon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Lafie E. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Paulding; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shelley of Schoolcraft, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeth of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson of Sturgis, Mich.; John L. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Jewell of Bristol, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leeth, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Basil Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Leeth, Jim, Ella and Linda Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Smith, all of Payne; Mrs. Mae Connor of Omaha, Nebraska; Nora Cromley, Gus Walkenstine of Antwerp; Mrs. Hetty Hosted, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Hosted and children of Richland, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedwell and children of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hosted of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hosted of Sturgis, Mich.; and Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne.
The reunion next year will be held in Elkhart, Ind.

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Laurold T. Leeth, son, in the household of Jessie T. Leeth
• Residence: 1935, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Laurel Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth, same residence in 1935
• Obituary: 26 Nov 1988; Sturgis Journal

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Obituary:

Laurel T. Leeth
COLON — Laurel T. Leeth, 66, 846 Willow Drive, died Nov. 25, 1988, at Sturgis Hospital following several months of illness.
He was born Sept. 11, 1922, in White Pigeon, a son of Jessie and Josephine (Thompson) Leeth.
On april 7, 1955, he married Verda Borgert in White Pigeon.
He was a Colon resident the last nine years of his life. He was a White Pigeon High School graduate, and worked at White Pigeon Paper Co. for 44 years. He was a member os St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Colon. He served during WWII in the U. S. Air Force and was a member of Colon American Legion Post 454.
Surviving are his wife; a step-daughter Mrs. John (Sue) Baylif of Sherwood; one sister, Mrs. William (Dooren) Dunker of Shipshewanaa, Ind.; two brothers, Orley Leeth of White Pigeon and Manford Leeth of Sturgis; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Emmett and Arlo Leeth.
Relatives and friend may call from 7-9 p.m. Saturday and 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the Schipper Funeral Home in Colon. Services are at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Colon with the Rev. Terry G. Keefer officiating. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery Colon.

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• Census: 1930, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Manford O. Leeth, son, in the household of Jessie T. Leeth
• Residence: 1935, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Manford Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth, same residence in 1935

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• Census: 1930, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Arlo L. Leeth, son, in the household of Jessie T. Leeth
• Residence: 1935, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Arlo Leeth, son, in the household of Jesse Leeth, same residence in 1935
• Newspaper: 23 Aug 1956; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5

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Newspaper:

Leeth Family Reunion
The Leeth family reunion was held Sunday, August 19, at the Antwerp Park at Antwerp, with an attendance of over eighty.
The officers elected for next year's reunion are: President, John M. Leeth of Payne; vice president, Jesse Leeth of White Pigeon, Mich; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Dan Adams of Elkhart, Ind.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leeth and daughter of Haviland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeth and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee and children of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth and children, Richard, Dawn and Garnet, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Leeth and children, Pamela and Angie, Mr. and Mrs. Orley Leeth and son, Roger, all of White Pigeon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Lafie E. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Paulding; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shelley of Schoolcraft, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeth of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson of Sturgis, Mich.; John L. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Jewell of Bristol, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leeth, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Basil Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Leeth, Jim, Ella and Linda Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Smith, all of Payne; Mrs. Mae Connor of Omaha, Nebraska; Nora Cromley, Gus Walkenstine of Antwerp; Mrs. Hetty Hosted, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Hosted and children of Richland, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedwell and children of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hosted of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hosted of Sturgis, Mich.; and Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne.
The reunion next year will be held in Elkhart, Ind.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1935, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States
• Census: 1940, White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; as Doreen Leeth, daughter, in the household of Jesse Leeth, same residence in 1935
• Obituary: 2 Nov 1998, Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States; Sturgis Journal

Notes:

OBITUARY
...Shipshewana, Ind.; Doreen H. DUNKER, 67, of 7325W-500N, Shipshewana, Ind., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998, at her home after a two year illness.
...She was born March 13, 1931, in White Pigeon, a daughter of Jess and Josephine (THOMPSON) LEETH, and she live in Shipshewana for many years.
...On April 13, 1952, she married William DUNKER in Constantine, Mich.
...She worked in Sturgis, Mich., as a telephone operator and as a nurses aid, and she was a homemaker.
...A past member of the Scott United Methodist Church, she also attended the Church of the Nazarene of Shipshewana. She was a member of the Willing Workers Home Extension Club.
...Surviving are her husband, William DUNKER of Shipshewana; 2 sons, Wayne (Barbara) DUNKER and Gary (Mary) DUNKER, all of Shipshewana; 5 grandchildren, Matthew, Corey, Marc, Weston and Kelsey, all of Shipshewana; 2 brothers, Orley LEETH of White Pigeon and Manford LEETH of Sturgis. She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers, Emmett, Laurel and Arlo LEETH.
...Visitation was on Sunday and from 6-9 p.m. today at the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon, where services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Ralph Hill of the Church of the Nazarene of Shipshewana will officiate. Burial will be in Sidner Cemetery.
...Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the Church of the Nazarene. (Transcribed from an original newspaper clipping from the 'Sturgis Daily Journal', which serves the St. Joseph Co., Michigan area. Copy provided by Sturgis Public Library. Carole Lynn (Mohney) Carr, transcriber)

Obituary:

Doreen H. Dunker
SHIPSHEWANA, Ind.— Doreen H. Dunker, 67, of 7325W 500N, Shipshewana, INd., died Saturday, Oct. 31, 1998, at her home after a two-year illness.
She was born March 13, 1931, in White Pigeon, a daughter of Jess and Josephine (Thompson) Leeth, and she live in Shipshewana for many years.
On April 13, 1952, she married William Dunker in Constantine, Mich.
She worked in Sturgis, Mich., as a telephone operator and as a nurses aid, and she was a homemaker.
A past member of the Scott United Methodist Church, she also attended the Church of the Nazarene of Shipshewana. She was a member of the Willing Workers Home Extension Club.
Surviving are her husband, William Dunker of Shipshewana: 2 sons, Wayne (Barbara) Dunker and Gary (Mary) Dunker, all of Shipshewana; 5 grandchildren, Mathhew, Corey, Marc, Weston and Kelsey, all of Shipshewana; 2 brothers, Orley Leeth of White Pigeon and Manford Leeth of Sturgis. She was preceded in death by her parents and 3 brothers, Emmett, Laurel and Arlo Leeth.
Visitation was on Sunday and from 6-9 p.m. today at the Farrand Funeral Home of White Pigeon, where services are at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Ralph Hill of the Church of the Nazarene of Shipshewana will officiate. Burial will be in Sidner Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or the Church of the Nazarene.