Cass County MI Archives Obituaries.....Leich, Gordon R. January 19, 1972 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deanna West cassmichigangen@yahoo.com April 1, 2010, 9:50 pm Provided by Helen Leich Gordon R. Leich, 69, R7, Dowagiac, died Wednesday at Lee Memorial Hospital following a three-week illness. He was born June 25, 1902 in Volinia Township and was the son of Henry G. and Emma Weaver Leich. He married the former Berdine Lybarker at Niles on April 29, 1943. He was a life-long resident of Cass County and was most recently employed at Daisy-Heddon for six years and retired on March 1, 1971. He was previously employed at the Dowagiac Steel Furnace Co. for a number of years and also by the city. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. James (Bonita) Gantt of Niles and Mrs. Roy (Florence) Kraft of Dowagiac; one son, Dean G. Leich of Dowagiac; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Ted G. Leich of Decatur; two sisters, Cora Kent of Decatur and Mrs. Minor (Edna) Gebhard of Edwardsburg; three nieces, one nephew and several cousins. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Romig Funeral Home in Marcellus with the Rev. John Hall, pastor of the Volinia Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery at Nicholsville. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the Homig Funeral Home. Additional Comments: Provided by Helen Leich in March, 2010. Thank you Helen. Retyped by Benjamin Kinsey on 31 March, 2010. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/cass/obits/l/leich3393nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb