Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Leppek, Stella Mary (Guitar) August 21, 1999 ************************************************ 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: Norma Novick fox2157@aol.com October 1, 2020, 3:14 pm Minden City Herald Thursday August 26, 1999 Stella Mary (Guitar) Leppek May 3, 1925 - August 21, 1999 Mrs. Stella M. Leppek, age 74, of Ruth, died Saturday, August 21, 1999 at Huron Memorial Hospital. She was born May 3, 1925 in Ruth, Michigan, daughter of the late Nicholas and Frances (Vogel) Guitar. She married Wilbert Elmer Leppek on September 2, 1944 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church of Ruth. He preceded her in death on June 9, 1989. She attended Sts. Peter & Paul High School in Ruth. She worked on the family farm with her husband in ParisTwp. until 1970. She was a waitress for several years at the Farmer's Tavern and was employed at Dott Manufacturing in Deckerville for 26 years. She was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church of Parisville, and a member of the Rosary Sodality. She was a member; of the Parisville Senior Citizens, and a member and former officer of the Parisville VFW Post 5740 Ladies Auxiliary. She was an avid bowler at Minden City. She enjoyed card playing, gardening, and visiting with her family. She was a worker for many years at the annual St Mary's Parish Picnic. She is survived by her daughter, Christine O’Berski and her husband, Kenneth, of Ubly; four sons, Donald and special friend, Carol Webber, of Elyria, Ohio, Dale and his wife, Diane, of Lynn, Mass., David and his wife, Nancy, of Bradenton, FL, and Craig and his wife, Sylvia Ann, of Holly, MI; 11 grandchildren, Michelle, Melinda, Jason, Adam, Brad, Chad, Michelle; Tyler, Tonia, Nicholas, and Ryan; 3 great grandchildren, Eric, Kip, and Gary; 3 brothers, Marcus Guitar and his wife, Grace, of Macomb, MI, Eugene Guitar and his wife, Albina, of Warren, MI, Raymond Guitar and his wife, Vivian, of Clinton Twp., MI; 4 sisters, Viola Gailia and her husband, Chuck, of Harrison Twp., MI, Lucille Duda and her; husband, Edward, of Troy, MI, Marion Schefka and her husband, LaVeme, of Sterling Heights, MI, Kathleen Pawloski of Washington, MI; one stepsister, Rita Coaster of Reed , City, MI. She was preceded in death by ha husband; two sons, Russel Leppek in 1965 and Brian Leppek in 1970; and her brother, Nicholas on July 28, 1943. Mass of Christian burial was held Wednesday August 25, at St Mary’s Church of Parisville. Rev. Charles Hammond, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Zinger - Smigielski Funeral Home of Ubly. Published Minden City Herald Thursday August 26, 1999 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/huron/obits/l/leppek38785nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb