The 72nd Annual Leas Family Reunion
Meeting Minutes
August 3, 1952

 

Annual Leas Reunion Held At School Park
(This article was from The Waterloo Press, Thursday, August 7, 1952)

The Leas family, one of the pioneer families of Northeastern Indiana, held their 72nd annual family reunion at the School Memorial Park pavilion at Waterloo on Sunday, August 3, 1952.  Descendants of Addie Leas Waterman served as hosts and hostesses.  Her son, Otto Leas Waterman, presided.  A picnic dinner was served cafeteria style.  The invocation was given by Ed S. Lautsenhiser.

Belle Waterman reported the marriage of Norman Leas Taylor of Hamilton and Jean Wesley of Muncie, Sept. 23, 1951.  Births of Rebecca Sue, daughter of Vance Leas, Ashley, Dec. 11, 1951; Glen Wesley Eddy, daughter of Vivian Harrison Eddy, Seattle, Wash., September 8, 1951; William Thompson, son of Doris Whysong Thompson, Kendallville, Jan. 16, 1952; Joyce Ann Fuller, daughter of Dawn Holthuess Fuller, Waukegan, Ill.

Deaths were: Sarah Catherine Leas, age 92, Warsaw, Ind.; R. Earl Peters, age 65 of Ft. Wayne, at Coral Gables, Fla., Feb 18, 1952; Gail Yontz of Massillon, Ohio; Mrs. Anise Leas, Los Angeles, Cal., May 18, 1952; John Logan Beard, Crooked Lake, June 3, 1952; Stanley Shane Morrison, Steubenville, Ohio, Dec. 3, 1951; Mrs. Olive Miser Shephard, in Ohio, June 12, 1952.

Beverly Jean Leas, winner of a National Baton Award, gave an exhibition of baton twirling.

Sixty-four person attended as follows:

From Oelwein, Iowa - Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Miehe, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Rogge, George and Karen Rogge.

From Monona, Iowa - Mr. and Mrs. John Melcher.

Westchester, Ill - Jewell Leas Whysong.

Plant City, Florida - Warren Leas

Edon, Ohio - Mr. and Mrs. Lambert Holthuess, Jack, Jean and Wilma Holthuess.

Indianapolis, Ind. - J. Wayne Waterman.

Hudson, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Leas, Miss Gladys Leas.

Hamilton, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Schomberg, Mr. and Mrs. Russell M. Taylor, Miss Owen Taylor.

Auburn, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Leas, Miss Beverly, Richard, Natalie Leas, Caroline Browand.

Elkhart, Ind. - Mrs. Leva Sipress, Tom Sipress, Mrs. Walter Rupp, Deloris Himes.

Angola, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Cather.

Ashley, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Vance Leas, Becky Leas.

Pleasant Lake, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Ed S. Lautzenhiser.

Fort Wayne, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Van Whysong, Mrs. R. Earl Peters, Mrs. W. R. Fleming and daughters, Patricia, Sally and Barbara, Lecta Sue Hardisty, Miss Leona Heckman.

Waterloo, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Otto Waterman, Mr. and Mrs. Carol Schomberg, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Leas, Mrs. Earl D. Leas, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bloom.

Officers for the 1953 meeting are:  Van Whysong, Fort Wayne, president; Ralph Leas, Hudson, vice-president; Mabel Lautzenhiser, Pleasant Lake, treasurer; Estella Leas Peters, Fort Wayne, secretary; Patricia and Sally Fleming, Fort Wayne, assistant secretaries;  Fay W. Leas, historian.

The 1953 meeting will be held in the same place at Waterloo on the first Sunday in August.

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