Submitted by: Kristina Kuhn Krumm
South Bend Tribune
June 12, 1925; p. 5.
Leo J. Wills, age 45, of 927 East Washington
Avenue, died yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock after an illness of
seven months from heart trouble. He was born in South Bend,
June 28, 1879, and had lived here all his life, with the
exception of several years spent in Battle Creek, Michigan, as
manager of the Armour company branch. He returned to this
city two months ago. He was married in South Bend to as for
Florence E. Brown, February 8, 1914. Besides his wife he is
survived by one daughter, Helen A. Wills, also one brother,
Edmund A. Wills, and a sister, Miss Adele Wills, of South Bend,
and a sister, Mrs. Salem L. Towne, of Marion, Indiana. The
body may be viewed at the residence Friday afternoon from 2 to 5
o'clock and Friday night from 7 to 9 o'clock. The funeral
will be held at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Saturday
morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. William A. Moloney officiating. Burial
will be in Highland Cemetery.
Mr. Wills was a member of the Elks Lodge and
assisted in the organization of the Knights of Columbus a few
years ago.
South Bend Tribune
June 13, 1925; p. 5.
Funeral services for Leo J. Wills were held
in this morning at St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Rev.
William A. Moloney officiating. Burial was in Highland
Cemetery.