Russell Kermit Leeson

1905 - 1992  (86 years)

• Name	Russell Kermit Leeson  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	27 Aug 1905	Millersburg, Presque Isle County, Michigan   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Feb 1992	Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan   [1, 2, 3]
  Notes	Cass City Chronicle March 4, 1992 Obituaries, Page 8 Russell Leeson Russell Kermit Leeson, 86, of Pigeon died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at his residence, after a lengthy illness. He was born Aug. 27, 1905, in Millersburg, Mich., the son of Charles and Maude (Curtis) Leeson. He was united in marriage to Mary Mark July 25, 1940, in Angola, Ind. The couple made their home in Cass City, retiring to Pigeon in 1965. Leeson, a retailed in Cass City for over 30 years, had been the owner of Leeson's Wallpaper and Paint Store. He was a former member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Cass City, a charter member and founder of the Cass City Gavel Club and was a past president of the Cass City Lions Club. He is survived by his wife Mary; one son, Fredrick Leeson and his wife, Linda of Cass City; one daughter, Mrs. Charlene SUTHERLAND and husband, Daniel of East Point, Mich., and 3 grandchildren, Fredrick Leeson, Jr. of Cass City and Daniel Sutherland and Jennifer Sutherland, both of East Point. Two sisters, Ruth and Lila, preceded him in death. Memorial services for Mr. Leeson were conducted Friday at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City, with the Rev. William Dunstan, pastor of the Salem United Methodist Church, officiating. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)
  Person ID	I19588	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Mary A. Mark,   b. 3 Jul 1918, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan d. 3 Dec 1998, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1940	Angola, Steuben County, Indiana   [1, 3, 5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F2626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2013

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1905 - Millersburg, Presque Isle County, Michigan Marriage - 25 Aug 1940 - Angola, Steuben County, Indiana Death - 26 Feb 1992 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, March 4, 1992 Obituaries, Page 8 (Reliability: 3). [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982, He instead shows the date of birth as 27 Mar 1905 (Reliability: 3). [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, December 9, 1998 Obituaries, Page 5 (Reliability: 3).