Individual Details

Robert Harold Leever

(29 Aug 1912 - 4 Dec 1986)

Posted at findagrave.com: Defiance-- Robert H. Leever, 74, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 1986, in Cape Coral, Fla. Born in Defiance Aug. 29, 1912, he was the son of Ruth (Carpenter) and Ray Leever. He was the founder and owner of Leever Glass in Defiance and Bryan before retiring in 1964. Mr. Leever was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church of Defiance; a past master of Omega Lodge #564; a past high priest of Encawoesa #86, Royal Arch Masons; past commander of Defiance Commandry #30; a member of the Knights of York Cross of Honor; and a past patron of the Defiance Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star #321. In 1935 he was married to Madge Kirkpatrick, and she survives. Also surviving are a son, Bill of RFD 1, Defiance; a daughter, Betty Strolle of Defiance; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Roger of California and Ralph of Pennsylvania; and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Shreve of Hicksville and Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Cooper of Jacksonville, Fla. Preceding him in death were a granddaughter; and a sister, Pauline White. Services were to have been conducted at 1 p.m. today at the Mast & Mock Funeral Home, Defiance, with the Rev. Roland Fierce officiating. Burial was to have been in Riverview Memory Gardens, Defiance. Preferred memorials are to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children or Defiance Cancer Care. Published in The Bryan Times, December 8, 1986.

Events

Birth29 Aug 1912Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio
Residence1935Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
Marriage9 Nov 1935Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois - Madge Kirkpatrick
Residence1 Apr 1940Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio
Death4 Dec 1986Cape Coral, Lee Co., Florida
Alt name??? Leever
BurialRiverview Memory Gardens, Defiance, Defiance Co., Ohio

Families

SpouseMadge Kirkpatrick (1908 - 1993)
ChildBill Leever ( - )
ChildBetty Leever ( - )

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