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 1931 - 1998 (67 years)
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| Name |
Doreen H. Leeth |
| Born |
13 Mar 1931 |
White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1935 |
White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States [2] |
| Census |
1940 |
White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States [2] |
| as Doreen Leeth, daughter, in the household of Jesse Leeth, same residence in 1935 |
| Died |
31 Oct 1998 |
Shipshewana, Lagrange County, Indiana, United States [1, 3] |
| Cause: of liver metastases |
| Obituary |
2 Nov 1998 |
Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States [4] |
| Sturgis Journal |
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.
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| Buried |
3 Nov 1998 |
Lagrange County, Indiana, United States [5] |
Address:
Sidener Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I6567 |
TangledRoots |
| Last Modified |
2 May 2021 |
| Father |
Jesse Theodore Leeth, b. 1 Sep 1890, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States , d. 20 Aug 1973, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Josephine Thompson, b. 6 Nov 1895, Illinois, United States , d. 10 Feb 1955, Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States (Age 59 years) |
| Married |
6 Feb 1913 |
Centreville, St. Joseph County, Michigan, United States |
| Family ID |
F2130 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 13 Mar 1931 - White Pigeon, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States |
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 | Residence - 1935 - White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States |
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| Census - as Doreen Leeth, daughter, in the household of Jesse Leeth, same residence in 1935 - 1940 - White Pigeon Township, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States |
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 | Died - Cause: of liver metastases - 31 Oct 1998 - Shipshewana, Lagrange County, Indiana, United States |
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 | Obituary - Sturgis Journal - 2 Nov 1998 - Sturgis, Saint Joseph County, Michigan, United States |
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 | Buried - Address:
Sidener Cemetery - 3 Nov 1998 - Lagrange County, Indiana, United States |
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| 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)
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- [S1433] Indiana: Death Certificates, 1899-2011, #037351 Doreen H. Dunker.
Doreen H. Dunker
female, white, married to Wiliam Dunker, Telephone Operator for Telephone Company, age 67
Date of Birth: March 13 1931 White Pigeon, Michigan
Place of Death: Shipshewana, LaGrange County, Indiana
Father: Jess Leeth
Mother: Josephine Thompson
Date of Death: Oct 31 1998
Burial: Oct 31 1998
Cause of Death: liver metastases
Shipshewana, LaGrange County, Indiana
31 October 1998
- [S745] 1940 Federal Census: Michigan, St Joseph County, White Pigeon, pg. 12B.
DW 305
...line 41 - Josephine Leeth, wife, female, white, age 44, married, born Illinois, same house previously
...line 42, Emil Leeth, son, male, white, age 21, single, born Michigan
...line 43 - Laurel Leeth, son, male, white, age 17, single, born Michigan
...line 44 - Manford Leeth, son, male, white, age 15, single, born Michigan
...line 45 - Arlo Leeth, son, male, white, age 11, single, born Michigan
...line 46 - Doreen Leeth, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, born Michigan
...line 47 - Orley Leeth, son, male, white, age 24, married, born Michigan, extra man-papermill
...lline 48 - Treva Leeth, daughter-in-law, female, white age 26, married, born Indiana
White Pigeon, St Joseph County, Michigan p12B
- [S698] United States: Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch.
Given Name: Doreen
Middle Name: H
Surname: Dunker
Name Suffix:
Birth Date: 13 March 1931
Social Security Number: 369-28-1749
State: Michigan
Last Place of Residence: Shipshewana, Lagrange, Indiana
Previous Residence Postal Code: 46565
Event Date: 31 October 1998
Age: 67
- [S1680] Michigan: Obituaries, 1820-2006, Doreen H. Dunker.
Obituary for Doreen H. Dunker
Shipshewana, Indiana
- [S1888] Find A Grave, MEMORIAL ID 91195389 - Doreen H. Leeth Dunker.
Doreen H Dunker
BIRTH 1931
DEATH 1998
BURIAL Sidener Cemetery Lagrange County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID 91195389
Lagrange County, Indiana
Doreen Leeth Dunker 1931-1998
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