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Russell Kermit Leeson

Male 1905 - 1992  (86 years)


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  • Name Russell Kermit Leeson  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 27 Aug 1905  Millersburg, Presque Isle County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Feb 1992  Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1998, Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 25 Aug 1940  Angola, Steuben County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F2626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Aug 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Aug 1905 - Millersburg, Presque Isle County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Aug 1940 - Angola, Steuben County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Feb 1992 - Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982.

    2. [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.).

    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/, March 4, 1992 Obituaries, Page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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).

    5. [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).