OBIT: Leonard F. WAITE, 2003, native of Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm _______________________________________________ LEONARD F. WAITE Leonard Waite of Treasure Island, Florida, died Friday, April 4, at Palms of Pasadena Hospital in Florida. Formerly a resident Pennsylvania and Ohio, he was born January 21, 1921 in Birmingham, the son of Edna (Miller) and Leonard Waite, Sr. As Public Affairs Officer at the Newark Air Force Base in Ohio, Waite founded and edited the On Target newspaper. After retirement, he and his wife owned and operated Helen Waite Real Estate in Buckeye Lake Village, Ohio. At age 12, Waite was a social reporter for the Tyrone Daily Herald, earning 5 cents an inch, which he saved up to buy his first camera. Waite worked on the Pennsylvania railroad until he was called to serve his country in the U.S. Army during World War II, stationed in Panama. A graduate of the Pennsylvania State University's School of Journalism, attending on the G.I. Bill, Waite was also a news announcer and copywriter for radio and early TV stations. Waite is survived by his wife of 57 years, Helen; daughters, Judith (John) Allee of Newark, Ohio, Cynthia Waite of Los Angeles, Ca., and Pamela (John) Foye of Colorado Springs, Colorado, son Charles Jeffrey (Elizabeth) Waite of Cincinnati. Ohio; six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; sisters, Betty Mogle, formerly of Tyrone and now living in South Carolina, and Jane (Myrl) Wilson, of Austin, Texas and Birmingham; brothers, Jerry Waite of Harrisburg and Gary Waite of Missouri; and nieces and nephews, including Tim (Karen) Mogle of Tyrone. In Ohio, Waite was a lifetime member of the Buckeye Lake Yacht Club, past president of Hebron Lions Club, a volunteer instructor for the Buckeye Lake Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a member of the Newark Moose Lodge, Buckeye Lake Eagles, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hebron, and the American Legion in Millersport. He served as usher at the Second Presbyterian Church in Newark, Ohio, for over 25 years. In Florida, he was a member of the Treasure Island Tennis and Yacht Club and Madeira Beach Elks. A memorial service was held in St. Petersburg, Florida. A second memorial service will be planned in Ohio at a later date. Friends and family can contact Helen Waite at 450 Treasure Isl. Cswy #204, Treasure Island, FL 33706. Tyrone Daily Herald, April 9, 2003