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Leighton Elder Strouss
16 Aug 1882 – 5 Nov 1973
| Birth | 16 Aug 1882 |
| Death | 5 Nov 1973 |
| Cemetery | Precinct Cemetery Earlville , LaSalle County , Illinois , USA |
| Added by | Dennis Krebs on 16 Oct 2018 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21759039 |
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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.
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- Amia Gordon "A. G." Strouss 1869–1953
- David F. "Frank" Strouss 1870–1945
- Cora Elizabeth Strouss Brown 1872–1928
- John Strouss 1874–1951
- Wilber Strouss 1877–1933
- Mary Katherine Strouss McDougall 1879–1961
- Ruby Strouss 1886–1891
- Alva Eugene Strouss 1891–1943
- Robert Emmett Strouss 1892–1930
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