Obituary of Thomas F LEDDY, Lee County, Illinois This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: A Garbis Obituary of Thomas Leddy born:1861 died 1940 THOMAS F. LEDDY IS BURIED ON SATURDAY Burial services were held at St. Patrick's cemetery here Saturday morning for the late THOMAS F. LEDDY who died in Elmhurst, Ill., Thursday, June 6, 1940. Rev. Robert C. Troy and Rev. W.J. Bradley of St. Patrick parish, Amboy, had charge of the burial services. Following is an obituary prepared for The Amboy News: Thomas F. Leddy was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on November 15, 1861. He was the son of Andrew and Margaret Leddy and came with them to Amboy at the age of three years. He received his education in the Amboy schools and was a member of the graduating class of 1877 of Amboy high school, the second class to be graduated by that school. He was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Rice of Amboy who survives. He also leaves to mourn his death two daughters, Mrs. Patricia Murray and Miss Geraldine; one son, Andrew, all of Elmhurst; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Mead of Amboy, and many other relatives and friends. He was of a fine, upright and honorable character, much loved and respected. About six weeks ago Mr. Leddy sustained a broken hip, the injury resulting in his death. He had been employed for a number of years by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company, retiring about nine years ago. A requiem Mass was said at the Immaculate Conception Church in Elmhurst Saturday morning where final rites were held. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: A Garbis