Submitted by: Dan Rich
Marjorie I. Leets
May 18, 1919 - July 15, 2008
South Bend Tribune 7/17/2008
SOUTH BEND - Marjorie I. Leets, 89, of South Bend, and
formerly of Bourbon and Nappanee, passed away in Fountainview
Nursing Home on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. She was born on May 18,
1919, in Bourbon, IN, to Frank and Fairy (Heckaman) Deisch.
She married William Norton in 1938. He preceded her in
death in 1970. She then married Wilfred Leets. Marjorie
was a bookkeeper and performed many secretarial duties. She
graduated from Bourbon High School in 1938 and was a member of
United Methodist Church. She enjoyed bowling and gardening. She
is survived by her daughter, Sharon Plute of South Bend; a
son, Richard Norton of Grovertown; a brother, Frank Deisch Jr. of
South Bend; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her parents, and two sons, William and
Ronald Norton.
Services for Marjorie I. Leets will be at 12
p.m. (noon) on Friday, July 18, 2008, in the Mishler Funeral
Home, Bremen, with Pastor Bill Garver officiating. Visitation
will be two hours prior to services in the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross. The Mishler
Funeral Home in Bremen is assisting the family with arrangements.