Leighton Henry Schlake - 1910-1996

SCHLAKE, LOESKE, MEYER, KAMIN, REINERS, BLOCK, WESTERBERG, SCHWARTZ, VORWALD, HAGEN, SCHRANDT

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 7/13/2011 at 20:37:00

SOURCE: Monona, Iowa BILLBOARD, March 13, 1996
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Funeral services were held for Leighton Henry Schlake at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Postville, Iowa. Schutte Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. Casket bearers were Bernald Martins, Virgil Martins, Lew Schrandt, Roger Radloff, Verdine Houg, and George Wander.

Leighton Henry Schlake was the son of John J. and Caroline "Carrie" (Loeske) Schlake. He was born January 27, 1910 at Guttenberg, Iowa. He was baptized by Pastor Janzig and confirmed on May 20, 1923 by Rev. Finck. He attended the schools at Guttenberg, Iowa where he graduated on May 24, 1928. On October 24, 1934 he was married to Hazel Meyer in St. John's Lutheran Church, Guttenberg, Iowa. They became the parents of two children. The couple farmed in the Guttenberg and Postville, Iowa areas until their retirement when they moved to their present home in Postville, Iowa. Leighton became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Postville, Iowa on November 1, 1995. Leighton was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, Iowa.

He died March 5, 1996 at the Good Samaritan Home in Postville, Iowa at the age of 86 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, and two sisters, Bernadine Hagen and Bernita Schrandt.

Leighton is survived by his wife, Hazel; a daughter, Mary (Carroll) Kamin of Milford, Illinois and a son, Dennis (Linda) Schlake of Montrose, Colorado; 5 grandchildren, Brenda (Lynn) Reimers, Dawn (Glenn) Block, Rachel Schlake, Brian Westerberg, and Wendy Schwartz; 2 great-grandchildren, Jennifer and Stephanie Reiners; and a sister, Faye Vorwald of Garnavillo, Iowa.