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Leighton Elder Strouss

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Leighton Elder Strouss

Birth
Death
5 Nov 1973 (aged 91)
Burial
Earlville, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.5735559, Longitude: -88.8991271
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Leighton Elder Strouss was the son (7th of 10 children) of John and Mary Addie (Campbell) Strouss. He was born in Condit Twp., Champaign County, IL and died at the Sandwich Community Hospital, Sandwich, DeKalb County, IL. He married Mayme A. Meads on 28 Nov 1906; they had seven children. Leighton was a carpenter by occupation.

Daily Times, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, Page 2:
Earlville - Leighton E. Strouss, 91, of Earlville died Monday at Sandwich Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Torman Funeral Home with the Rev. Simon Simon of the Earlville Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Precinct Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Strouss was born Aug. 16, 1882, in Fisher to John and Mary Campbell Strouss. He was married to Mayme Mead, who preceded him in death in 1968 after 65 years of marriage. He was a carpenter and installed lightning rods in a wide area.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Albert (Beatrice) Keyes of Earlville, Mrs. Forrest (Mary) Vance of Earlville, Mrs. Harriet Larson of De Kalb and Mrs. Florian (June) Swaz of Plainfield.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son.

Leighton Elder Strouss was the son (7th of 10 children) of John and Mary Addie (Campbell) Strouss. He was born in Condit Twp., Champaign County, IL and died at the Sandwich Community Hospital, Sandwich, DeKalb County, IL. He married Mayme A. Meads on 28 Nov 1906; they had seven children. Leighton was a carpenter by occupation.

Daily Times, Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, Tuesday, November 6, 1973, Page 2:
Earlville - Leighton E. Strouss, 91, of Earlville died Monday at Sandwich Community Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Torman Funeral Home with the Rev. Simon Simon of the Earlville Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Precinct Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Strouss was born Aug. 16, 1882, in Fisher to John and Mary Campbell Strouss. He was married to Mayme Mead, who preceded him in death in 1968 after 65 years of marriage. He was a carpenter and installed lightning rods in a wide area.
Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Albert (Beatrice) Keyes of Earlville, Mrs. Forrest (Mary) Vance of Earlville, Mrs. Harriet Larson of De Kalb and Mrs. Florian (June) Swaz of Plainfield.
He was preceded in death by his wife and one son.


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