Frank A. Leach
Aug. 9, 1913-Oct. 9, 1994
Funeral services for Frank A Leach, 81, of 28456 Elm St., Dowagiac, will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, by Pastor Rover E. Brenneman of North Wayne Mennonite Church in Dowagiac. Burial will follow in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Mr. Leach died at 10 p.m, Sunday at Lee Memorial Hospital, Dowagiac.
He was born Aug. 9, 1913, Niles, and lived most of his life in Niles, moving to Florida in 1983. He had recently returned to this area.
On Nov. 7, 1935, in South Bend, Ind., he was married to Louise Lena (Bame) Leach, who preceded him in death Sept. 7.
He retired from National Standard Co., in Niles in 1960. Following his retirement, he owned and operated E&L Motor Sales in Pokagon for 15 years.
Mr. Leach was a former member of Pokagon Lodge F. & A.M.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Everman of Dowagiac; a granddaughter, Pam Everman of Niles; a grandson, Scott Everman of Dowagiac; a great-granddaughter, Sarah Everman; five sisters, Annabelle Betz of Bluffton, Ind., Evelyn Burnham and Wilma Alice Pyburn, both of Niles, Gertrude Blanche Johnson of Elkhart, Ind., and Joyce Backus of Buchanan; and three brothers, Fred Leach and Robert Leach, both of Niles, and Harold :John: Leach of Naples. He was preceded in death by a son, Richard Leach, in 1980; one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be one hour prior to services Thursday at Halbritter Funeral Home. Memorial contributions are of the donor’s choice.
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