Orley LeRoy Leeth

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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

Notes:

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.