Obituary of Richard L. Leon

Richard L. Leon LITTLE FALLS - Richard L. Leon, 69 of 50 Glen Ave., Little Falls passed away Sunday, December 21, 2003 at the Residential Healthcare Facility of Little Falls Hospital. He was born on January 2, 1934 in the Town of Salisbury the son of the late Charles and Edna (Johnson) Leon. He was educated in Little Falls schools. He was united in marriage to the former Joan M. Moshier on September 27, 1958 in Inghams Mills by the Rev. William Gilpin. Mr. Leon was a veteran of the US Army. Entering the service on September 2, 1953. He was honorably discharged on March 31, 1961. He was a member of the Holy Family Parish of Little Falls. Mr. Leon was employed at onetime by the former H.P. Snyder Mfg. Co., Little Falls and by the Iroquois Service Area of the NYS Thruway. He was last employed for 20 years by the former Little Falls Color Print Co. retiring in 1996. He is survived by his wife Joan, 2 daughters Bonnie Klock and her husband William, and Carol Leon both Little Falls, a step daughter Kim Cheney and her husband Gerard, Oppenheim, 7 brothers Charles Leon and his wife Eleanor, Leo Leon, Dayton Leon and his wife Florence all of Little Falls, Gordon Leon and his wife Frances, Herkimer, Dennis Leon and his wife Gerda, Texas, Thomas Leon and his wife Sarah, Oklahoma, and Terry Leon and his wife Chieko, Kentucky, 2 sisters Shirley Ashley and her husband Fred, and Patricia Tennant and her husband Vaughn, both of Little Falls, 3 grandchildren Christina Allen Koons, Jason Allen and Sonja Klock, a great grandson Zachary Koons, 3 sisters in law Carol Carter and her husband Clifford, Joyce Laventure and Barbara Murray all of Little Falls and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister Edna Mae Barney and a brother Harold Leon. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 2:00 pm from the Chapman-Moser Funeral Home, Inc., 42 N. Ann Street, Little Falls with the Rev. Thomas Vail officiating. Interment will take place in St. Mary's Cemetery, Town of Herkimer at the convenience of the family. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 23, 2003 from 1-2 pm and to attend the funeral services to follow. It is the wish of the family that contributions in memory of Mr. Leon be considered to the Residential Healthcare Facility of Little Falls Hospital, 140 Burwell St., Little Falls, NY 13365. Envelopes are also available at the funeral home for this purpose