OBIT: Leroy Parker LANDIS, 1995, Friedens RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  LANDIS
  
    Leroy Parker Landis, 91, Friedens RD 2, died March 31, 1995, at
  Somerset Hospital.  Born Oct. 4, 1903, in Stonycreek Township, son of
  Jefferson and Emma (Weigle) Landis.  Preceded in death by parents,
  brothers: Morris, Harry, George, Everett, John and Lewis; sisters:
  Grace Mowry, Ruth Smith and Bessie Landis.  Survived by his wife of
  65 years, the former Blanche Marie Hillegass; and these children:
  Mrs. Kenneth (Shirley) Harness, Quincy, Ill.; Mrs. Louis (Nancy)
  Urbina, Camoapa, Nicaragua; Richard, Friedens RD 2; and Mrs. Dwight
  (Sue Ellen) Wagner, Berlin RD 1; 14 grandchildren and two
  great-grandchildren.  Brother of Mrs. Merle (Nannie) Long,
  Friedens.  Also numerous nieces and nephews.  Retired stone mason and
  brick layer.  Member of Unity United Church of Christ where he was an
  elder emeritus.  Family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
  Sunday at Deaner Funeral Home, Stoystown.  Viewing at Unity U.C.C.
  from 1 p.m. until services at 2 p.m. Monday, with the Rev. Jay
  Shaffer officiating.  Interment, Walker Cemetery, Shanksville. 
  Memorial contributions may be given to Unity U.C.C., Berlin RD 1, or
  American Cancer Society.
  
  Daily American, April 1, 1995
  
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