Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Leschke, Paul 1968
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The Belding Banner, Thursday, November 14, 1968


Hemorrhaging from accidental injuries has been blamed for the death of a 
Belding man found dead in his home Sunday night.  Paul Leschke, 74, of 316 East 
Ellis was found dead on a bed when police officers entered the home at about 
7:15 p.m. Sunday.  

Officers had been called to the scene after a neighbor saw Leschke’s body 
through a window.  City police and sheriff Gary Newton entered the home with 
the use of a skeleton key.  Leschke had suffered a severe head wound, and 
trails of blood led throughout the house.

Officers and coroner Dale Kauffman, after an extensive investigation, 
determined that Leschke had fallen sometime Friday night or early Saturday 
morning, striking his head against either a table or a door casing.  The victim 
had apparently attempted to apply first aid to the wound, officers said.  A 
compress of napkins and paper had been applied to the wound, and had been held 
in place by a rubber band.  Death, according to coroner Kauffman, was caused by 
severe bleeding through the wound.

Officers, after a lengthy investigation, ruled out any theories of foul play in 
the death.  Leschke’s wallet, containing money, had not been disturbed, and 
there were no signs of any prowling or disturbances in the house.

Funeral services for the victim were held Wednesday afternoon at Huffman 
Funeral Home.  Burial was in River Ridge cemetery.  

Mr. Leschke’s wife died in 1966.  He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Walter 
Huber, of New Baltimore, and one brother, Elmer, of Birmingham.



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