USA High School Yearbooks by State and County
Sherry L. Kane
MAYNARD, Iowa - Sherry Leonard Kane, 40, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn., following a lengthy illness.
She was born Aug. 12, 1962, in Ashtabula, to Glenn and Kathleen (Jeffers) Leonard. She married Carl Kane in Maynard, Iowa March 28, 1997.
Mrs. Kane was a member of the Victory Christian Church in West Union, Iowa.
Survivors include her husband; sons Joseph Kane of Maynard, Iowa and James Hudson of Tucson, Ariz.; mother Kathleen Blair of Ashtabula; brothers Major John G. Leonard of Sumter, S.C., Kevin Leonard of Cookeville, Tenn., Jerry Blair of Ashtabula and Edward Blair of West Royal Palm, Fla.; and sister Christine Leonard Funk of Maynard, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by fathers Glenn Leonard and Lee H. Blair and grandparents Elmer and Zella Jeffers.
Service is 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Maynard, Iowa, officiated by the Revs. Ervin D. Hesterberg and Rolland Waterman. Inurnment is at Long Grove Cemetery, Maynard, Iowa, at a later date.
Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Jamison Schmitz Funeral Home, Maynard, Iowa.
A memorial fund was established in Mrs. Kane's name.
Sara J. Howe
KINGSVILLE - Sara J. Howe, 75, of South Ridge Road East, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, at her home.
She was born Feb. 19, 1927, in North Kingsville, to John and Sarah (Warner) Neal. She was a lifetime area resident.
Mrs. Howe was a 1945 graduate of Kingsville High, where she was valedictorian. She married Richard Howe Feb. 21, 1948.
She worked at Premix in North Kingsville until her retirement.
Mrs. Howe was a member of Kingsville Presbyterian Church and a former member of the Kingsville Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed collecting, gardening and flowers.
Survivors include her husband; son Ronald R. Howe of Bellvue, Neb.; daughters Penny Allen of Kingsville, Karolyn Howe of Euclid, and Rebecca Pelyhes of Geneva; grandchildren Kelli, Kristopher, Kasey, Erik, Amee, Jennifer and Richard; and 11 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Richard, Robert and Kenneth Neal.
Memorial service is 11 a.m. Friday at the Kingsville Presbyterian Church, 3056 W. Main St., Kingsville, officiated by the Rev. Bonnie Habbersett. Burial is in Lulu Falls Cemetery, Kingsville.
Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Foundation or to the Animal Protective League. Envelopes available at the church or funeral home.
Ross-Billman Funeral Home, 526 Prospect Road, Ashtabula, is handling arrangements.
Diane Pallutch
NORTH KINGSVILLE - Diane Pallutch, 58, of Maple Avenue, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2000, at her home.
Thompson-Smith Funeral Home, 345 Main St., Conneaut, is in charge of the arrangements.
Dwayne L. Robinson
PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - Dwayne L. Robinson, 83, formerly of Conneaut, died Sunday, June, 2, 2002.
He was born April 7, 1919, in Conneaut, the son of Ernest and Frances Robinson.
He was a 1937 Conneaut High School graduate.
Mr. Robinson was an active member of Luther Memorial Church in Florida and the Masonic Lodge in Conneaut.
He sailed the Great Lakes for many years and worked for Prudential Insurance Co.
Survivors include his wife, Mary; a daughter, Carol Hutchings of Ravenna; a son, Brad Robinson of Winston-Salem, N.C.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson; three brothers, Earnest, Gene and Erick.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Barbara; and a granddaughter.
A private family service will be held.
The Robert Greaver Funeral Home, 201 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale Beach, Fla., has charge of the arrangements.
Donald F. Hill
KINGSVILLE TOWNSHIP - Donald F. Hill, 74, died Sunday, June 2, 2002, at his home.
He was born April 17, 1928, in Monroe Township, the son of Walter Fay and Ida (McCroskey) Hill.
Mr. Hill was a lifelong county resident. He married Gatha Sprouse on June 21, 1947.
He was a commercial sales representative with Lake Shore Gas and East Ohio Gas Co., retiring in 1985 after 34 years of service.
Since that time, Mr. Hill was actively involved in scouting high school and college baseball players, in Ohio and surrounding states, for the Cincinnati Reds Baseball Organization.
He was one of the original owners of Kissimmee Stix, a manufacturer of wooden baseball bats, which is now known as the Stix Division of Easton Bats.
Mr. Hill was a longtime active member of the Kingsville Baptist Church, singing in the choir, and serving on many committees.
He had previously served 25 years on the Kingsville Volunteer Fire Department, 12 years on the Buckeye Local School Board, and eight years as a Kingsville Township trustee.
Mr. Hill was a member of the Conneaut Rotary Club and was a member of the Ashtabula County Town Choir for more than 45 years.
Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Marilyn Leehan of Jefferson and Judy Kamppi of Silver City, N.M.; two sons, Arthur of Ashtabula and Terry of Jefferson; four grandchildren, Tim Leehan of Jefferson, Patrick Kamppi of Conneaut, Alyssa and Jacob Hill of Jefferson; and a brother, Quentin of Clovis, N.M.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a daughter, Donna, at birth.
Service is 7 p.m., Wednesday at the Kingsville First Baptist Church, Route 193, Kingsville Township, with the Rev. David F. Hines officiating.
Calling hours are 2 to 5 and 6 to 7 p.m., Wednesday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Ashtabula County Town Choir, 396 Dorman Road, Conneaut, or to the Jefferson Area Little League, P.O. Box 169, Jefferson.
Envelopes will be available at the church or at the Marcy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 208 Liberty St., Conneaut, which has charge of the arrangements.
Thomas Mattern
PHOENIX - Thomas Mattern, 65, died Friday, Sept. 27, 2002, at the Chandler Regional Hospital in Chandler, Ariz., after a long illness.
He was born July 3, 1937, in Ashtabula, to Dale and Marie (Laskey) Mattern. He married Mary Lou Goring May 16, 1964.
Mr. Mattern graduated from Harbor High School in 1955. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He was an Ashtabula firefighter for 12 years. He also worked at Carlisle's as a maintenance man.
He moved to California in 1976 and worked at University of California-Los Angeles. When he retired in 1993, he was assistant hospital director at UCLA Medical Plaza. He moved to Phoenix in 1995.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Diana M. Smith of Chandler, Ariz.; and granddaughters Rachel and Sarah Smith of Chandler, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The Paradise Chapel Funeral Home in Phoenix was in charge of arrangements.
Glenn Leggett
Glenn Leggett, 85, died on June 2, 2003. Leggett was born March 29, 1918, in Ashtabula, Ohio. The eldest of five children, his parents6_4_LEGGETT_eps were Celinda Sheldon Leggett and Glenn H. Leggett. His father was a former editor of the Ashtabula Star-Beacon.
Leggett graduated from Ashtabula High School in 1936. He received his A.B. degree from Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, in 1940, and his M.A. from The Ohio State University in 1941. In 1942–43, he was an instructor in English and History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, until he entered the U.S. Navy. In 1946, Leggett returned to Ohio State where he received his Ph.D. in 1949. He taught at Ohio State until 1952, when he joined the Department of English at the University of Washington in Seattle. In 1963, he became Provost there, a position he held until 1965, when he left to become President and Professor of English at Grinnell College.
At UW and continuing at Grinnell, Leggett earned a reputation for his writing and his commitment to educational organizations. He is the author and editor of several books for writing and literature courses, including the widely used Prentice-Hall Handbook for Writers, which first appeared in 1951 and is now in its twelfth edition, and Twelve Poets, published in 1958. A selection of papers relating to his tenure at Grinnell College, from 1965 to 1975, is entitled "Years of Turmoil, Years of Change." A number of his essays on education are included in his "Teacher to Teacher, " published in 1979.
Over his long and distinguished career, Leggett served as chairman of the National Conference on College Composition and Communication, the College Section of the National Council of the Teachers of English, the Council's Task Force on Career Education, and the College Entrance Examination Board. He served as president of the Iowa Association of Private Colleges and Universities and the Iowa College Foundation, and as chairman of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. He was a trustee of Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa, and a curator of Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri. He was a life member of the Modern Language Association. He also served as a director of General Telephone of the Midwest from 1971 to 1975.
A recipient of numerous honors and distinctions, Leggett held an honorary Litt.D. degree from Lawrence University, honorary L.H.D. degrees from Ripon, Rockford, and Grinnell Colleges and the College of Idaho, and honorary LL.D. degrees from Middlebury and Morningside Colleges. In 1979, he was a recipient of the Edward S. Noyes Award for Distinguished Service to the College Board. He was elected to the Ashtabula High School Hall of Fame in 2001.
After leaving Grinnell College in 1975, Leggett became Vice President of Corporate Communications for Deere & Company, Moline, Illinois. He retired from that position in 1979, was named President Emeritus of Grinnell College in the same year and returned to live in Grinnell. He then became active in many civic organizations.
A Congregationalist, Leggett was appointed a director of Mayflower Homes Inc., in 1983, and served as its president from 1986–88. He was also a director of the Mayflower Foundation, serving as its president in 1991–92. He is the author of the Grinnell UCC Congregational Church History. From 1985–91, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Stewart Public Library in Grinnell, serving as the Board's president in 1987–88. He was a member of the Grinnell Senior Chamber of Commerce, The Fortnightly Club, and the Grinnell Kiwanis Club.
An ardent conservationist, Mr. Leggett was a founding trustee and advisor of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. In 1982–83, he was a member of the State of Iowa's Natural Resources Council. He was also a member of Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, the Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy, the Izaac Walton League, and Pheasants Forever.
In 1941, he married Doris James, who died in 1971. In 1973, he married Russelle Seeberger Jones. Glenn Leggett is survived by his wife, Russelle; his four daughters, Leslie Leonard, Susan Jones, Celinda Conrad, and Joanna Sinnwell; his stepson, Brian Jones; a stepdaughter, Sarah Jones Krumm; as well as five sons-in-law, David Leonard, Michael Jones, Curtis Conrad, Alan Sinnwell, and Timothy Krumm. He is also survived by thirteen grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and his sister, Joanne Miner of Pocatello, Idaho.
Surviving cousins Carey (Pat) Sheldon, Carol Keyes, and Mary Jane Crosby Moyer are residents living in and near Ashtabula.
Leggett was an avid fly fisherman, bird hunter, and book collector. He enjoyed writing personal essays about hunting and fishing, family, friends, his Labradors, travel, and literature. A man of wit, generosity, tenderness, and intelligence, he cherished his family and many friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 7th, at the United Church of Christ–Congregational, 4th and Broad Street, in Grinnell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grinnell College and the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.
