Margaret E. Leonhard, 99, of North Manchester, Indiana, died at 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Peabody Health Care Center in North Manchester. She was born December 11, 1916 in Wabash County, Indiana to William and Clara (Miller) Baker.
Margaret was a 1934 graduate of Chester High School. She married George A. Leonhard on October 20, 1936, in Huntington, Indiana; he died December 31, 2001. She worked as a cook at Chester High School and a seamstress at Oppenheim’s, in North Manchester. She was an active member of the Congregational Christian Church for 99 years; teaching Sunday School, participating in the Dorcas Society, and singing in the choir. She was also a member of the Town & Country Women’s Club, and sang with the Peabody Entertainers. She enjoyed flowers, sewing, and cooking.
She is survived by two children, George William “Bill” (Donna) Leonhard of Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Judy (Roger) Moore of North Manchester, 3 grandchildren, Melissa (Jeff) Werner, and Bill (Denise) Leonhard both of North Manchester, and Stephanie (Andy) Castleman of Carmel, Indiana, step-grandson, Michael (Diana) Moore, of Sugar Grove, Illinois, and 11 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Richard Baker.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Congregational Christian Church, 310 North Walnut Street, North Manchester, with Pastor J.P. Freeman officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Friends may call an hour prior to the service at the church.
Arrangements by Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester, Indiana.
Preferred memorials are to the George & Margaret Leonhard Entertainment Endowment c/o Peabody Home Foundation or The Congregational Christian Church.