Richard Leech

RICHARD LEECH 76 OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO PASSED AWAY ON OCT 18, 2015 AT KEMPER HOUSE IN MENTOR. HE WAS BORN ON JUNE 10, 1939 IN MANSFIELD. MR LEECH TAUGHT BUSINESS AT HARVEY HIGH SCHOOL IN PAINESVILLE FOR MANY YEARS. HE WAS A GRADUATE OF FINDLEY COLLEGE AND an ACTIVE MEMBER OF ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH IN PAINESVILLE. HE WAS ALSO ACTIVE IN THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN PARTY. SURVIVORS ARE HIS SON THOMAS (DIANE) LEECH OF EDMUND, OKLAHOMA AND DAUGHTER CAROLYN (STEVEN) HEIM OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. GRANDCHILDREN; JACOB AND ANNE HEIM, CHARITY, NIA AND AUSTIN LEECH GREAT GRANDCHILDREN MAELYN AND KEIRA BRADBURY AND BROTHER DAVID LEECH. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE ANN IN 1999. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE 11 AM ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2015 AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH 508 MENTOR AVENUE PAINESVILLE, OHIO . CALLING HOURS ARE ON THURSDAY FROM 5 TO 8 PM AT THE POTTI FUNERAL HOME 1009 MENTOR AVENUE PAINESVILLE, OHIO. BURIAL WILL BE IN RIVERSIDE CEMETERY.