Leyda, Sandra – 1944-2009

KINNEY, LEYDA

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 2/7/2009 at 09:01:41

Sandra “Sandy” Kay Leyda, 64, passed away at Mercy Medical Center on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009, after a courageous, 7 year battle with breast cancer.
Born to Richard and Christine Kinney on June 29, 1944, Sandy grew up in Bloomfield. She graduated from Davis County Community High School in 1962. She married her high school sweetheart James (Jim) Leyda on Oct. 10, 1964. They lived in Oskaloosa from 1962-1970 and Centerville from 1970-1975, after which they moved to Colfax, where they made their home and raised their three sons.
Sandy spent her 28-year career serving Colfax High School and Colfax-Mingo High School as an administrative assistant. During her tenure, Sandy’s gentle nature and kind spirit reached thousands of students and a countless number faculty and staff.
Sandy will be missed by her loving husband; three sons, Brian (Ann) Leyda of Sioux Falls, S.D., Chris (Patty) Leyda of Pleasant Hill, Mo., and Troy (Rhonda) Leyda of Des Moines; seven grandchildren, Neil (11), Mary Grace (9), Megan (8), Catherine (6), Wyatt (4), Benjamin (2) and Katelyn (1); father and mother-in-law, Ben and Helen Leyda of Bloomfield; and an older brother, Phil Kinney of Minneapolis, Minn.
Sandy was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Dickie and Greg Kinney.
A memorial will be held at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax on Friday, Jan. 30, from 4 to 8 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Colfax-Mingo Dollars for Scholars (http://cmhigh.colfax-mingo.iowapages.org/index.html) or the Des Moines Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Online condolences may be made to www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.
Source: Newton(IA) Daily News; Thursday, January 29, 2009