Submitted by: Dan Rich

Charlotte A. Leach

July 19, 1932 - Aug. 16, 2003

South Bend Tribune 8/18/2003

Charlotte A. (Ferro) Leach passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, in Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind., after a brief illness.

A graduate of Central High School, she married Richard Leach in February 1954, who survives along with their daughter, Laurie. Charlotte had been a medical assistant for H.O. Foley, M.D., William F. Oren, M.D., and Stephen L. Anderson, M.D. She retired from Linda's Flower Market in 1994. She had served as chairperson for her 1950 Central High Reunion Committee. She was artistically creative and expressed her talents in oil painting.

Charlotte is survived by her sister, Barbara Washer of Sylvania, Ohio; two brothers, Robert J. Ferro (Nilene) of Mishawaka, Ind., and Tommy A. Ferro (Carolyn) of Long Beach, Calif.; her cousin, Shirley Maxey (Sheldon) of South Bend; her sisters-in-law, Cheryl Keip (Fred) of Big Spring, Texas, Erica Ferro of San Pedro, Calif., and Margo Simpkins of South Bend; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Tuesday, Aug. 19, from 3 to 7 p.m. in Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. Williams St., South Bend. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 11 a.m.; cremation will follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Humane Society of St. Joseph County, Mishawaka. Charlotte will be missed tremendously by many of her friends and family.

Editor: She is the daughter of Dorothy MacDonald and Henry Ferro.