Leroy Leis

1921 - 1992  (71 years)

• Name	Leroy Leis
  Born	11 Aug 1921	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25524866
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-131223
  Died	21 Oct 1992	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: cardiac arrest
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I131223	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Amos L. Leis,   b. 2 Jul 1892, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Oct 1967, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nancy Steinman,   b. 22 May 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Aug 1970, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1917  [3]
  Family ID	F41472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Vera Gascho,   b. 18 Aug 1924, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1989, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1944  [4]
  Children	1. Willard Leroy Leis,   b. 28 Mar 1951,   d. 4 Feb 1998  (Age 46 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F36967	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Marion B. Jantzi,   b. 29 May 1926,   d. 14 Feb 2016, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F38807	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  LEIS, Leroy - Suddenly, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1992, at Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, Leroy Leis, of 76 Henry St., Wellesley. Leroy was born in Wellesley township 71 years. He was a son of the late Amos Leis and the late Nancy Steinman. A member of Maple View Mennonite Church. He had farmed near Kingwood, retiring in 1970. He was also employed at J.M. Schneider Inc. at the Wellesley plant and also with the Ministry of Transportation, retiring six years ago. He was an active member of Wellesley Horticultural Society. Beloved husband of Marion Jantzi-Bender of Wellesley; dear father of Wayne and his wife Joyce Leis of New Hamburg, Wesley and his wife Janice Leis of RR 1, New Hamburg, Willard and his wife Sharon Leis of RR 1, Wellesley and Donna McTavish of Wellesley; step-father of Elaine and her husband Henry Schuller of Brantford, Raymond and his wife Bonnie Bender of Wellesley, Sharon and her husband James Brown of New Dundee, Ronald and his wife Christine Bender of Waterloo; dear brother of Omer and his wife Erma Leis of Wellesley; sister-in-law of Mrs. Marie Leis of Wellesley. Lovingly remembered by 13 grandchildren and seven step-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Vera Gascho (January 6, 1989) and also by one brother, Gordon Leis. Visitation at the Futher Bros. Funeral Home, 40 Henry St., Wellesley. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. and Friday from 2.4 and 7-9 p.m. Removal will be made on Saturday at 8 a.m. to the Maple View Mennonite Church for the funeral service at 9: 30 a.m. Pastor Victor Dorsch will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario or the MCC, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy for the late Leroy Leis. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record - 22 Oct 1992 ___________________________ Leis, Leroy, 71, Wellesley, Ont. Born: Aug. 11, 1921, Wellesley Twp., Ont., to Amos and Nancy (Steinman) Leis. Died: Oct. 21, Kitchener, Ont., from cardiac arrest. Surivors - wife: Marion (Bender) Leis; children: Wayne, Willard, Wesley, Donna McTavish; stepchildren: Elaine Schuelter, Raymond Bender, Sharon Brown, Ronald Bender; brother: Omer Leis; 13 grandchildren; 7 stepgrandchildren. Predeceased by: Vera (Gascho) Leis (first wife). Funeral and burial: Oct. 24, Maple View Mennonite Church, by Victor Dorsch and Ephraim Gingerich. Gospel Herald - Volume 85, Number 45 - November 17, 1992, page 14.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Leroy Leis - 22 Oct 1992. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, obituary of Leroy Leis - November 17, 1992. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Amos Leis - December 12, 1967. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Vera Gascho Leis - January 31, 1989, pages 82, 86.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Aug 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cardiac arrest - 21 Oct 1992 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth