Leslie M. Hahn
Aug. 20, 1926-March 5, 1991
Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, March 6, 1991, page 2, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library
A Saturday funeral service is pending for Leslie M. Hahn, 64, of 2568 Prospect Drive, Niles.
Mrs. Hahn died at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Pawating Hospital following an extended illness.
Arrangements are being completed at Halbritter Funeral Home.
Niles Daily Star, Thursday, March 7, 1991, page 1, col. 1-2, microfilm Niles District Library
Prominent Niles civic leader dies
Funeral services for prominent Niles civic leader Leslie M. Hahn, 64, of 2568 Prospect Point Drive, Niles, are Saturday at 10 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Niles by the Rev. Clayton D. Fairo.
Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery.
Mrs. Hahn died Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Pawating Hospital in Niles following an extended illness from kidney failure.
She is survived by her husband, Maurice S. Hahn, to whom she was married Aug. 22, 1948, in Hammond, Ind.
Mrs. Hahn was a member and past president of the Niles Garden Club, where she co-chaired the “Welcome to Niles” project in Donovan Smith Memorial Park. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and was past president of its Foundation, Women's Association and Morning Circle.
Mrs. Hahn was a trustee of the Niles Community Schools Board of Education and from 1968 to 1980 and served as its president.
In addition, Mrs. Hahn was a member and past president of the American Association of University Women and was featured as the 1989 Woman of the Year in the Niles Daily Star Horizons edition. She was a member and past president of the Cosmopolitan Club and was a member and past president of the Barron Lake Association. For five years, Mrs. Hahn co-edited the Barron Lake newsletter.
She received her A.B. Degree from the University of Michigan and her M.A. Degree from Western Michigan University.
Mrs. Hahn was born Aug. 20, 1926, in Hammond, Ind., and had lived in Niles since 1950, moving here from Ann Arbor.
Other survivors include her daughters, Glen Ellen Cope of Austin, Texas, and Cara H. Murray of Ann Arbor; a son, William M. Hahn of Mundelein, Ill.; five grandchildren; and a brother, Paul B. McVay of Fort Worth, Texas.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday at Halbritter Funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation of First Presbyterian Church.