John J. Leyes

1893 - 1965  (71 years)

• Name	John J. Leyes
  Born	13 Aug 1893	St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-47787
  Died	12 Jan 1965	Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Buried	Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I47787	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Leyes,   b. 14 Jun 1861, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 1918, South Bend, St. Joseph, Indiana, USA  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Cecilia Logel,   b. 27 Dec 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F12335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John J. Leyes, 71, of 125 E. 8th St., died at 1: 40 p.m. Tuesday in St. Joseph's Hospital after an illness of one month. He was born in St. Clements, Ontario, Canada, Aug 24, 1893 and came to Mishawaka from St. Clements in 1904. He married Charlotte Kane in South Bend, Oct. 23, 1923. Surviving are his widow; four sons, William E. Leyes, of Mishawaka, Robert J., and James A. Leyes at home and Joseph C. Leyes, of South Bend; nine grandchildren; two sisters, The Misses Margaret and Monica Leyes, and a brother, Leo Leyes, all of Mishawaka. Mr. Leyes was a veteran of World War I. He was retired by the Ball-Band Plant in 1957 after 35 years. Friends may call in the Bent & Sprague funeral chapel from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 5 and 7 uti8l 9 p.m. Thursday. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Friday in St. Joseph's Church. Very Rev. Curt A. Suelzer, pastor, will officiate and burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. The rosary will be recited at 7: 30 p.m. Thursday in the funeral chapel. Mr. Leyes was a member of St. Joseph's Church; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 360, Mishawaka, and the Veterans of World War I Barracks 830. Published in the South Bend Tribune; Jan. 13, 1965.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-2 Page 18. [S3231] Find A Grave, Park, S., America, N., County, S., & Park, S. (1893). John J Leyes (1893-1965) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93447279/john-j-leyes.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Aug 1893 - St. Clements, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 12 Jan 1965 - Mishawaka, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States Buried - - Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth