Leis, Cecelia Mary

1918 - 2004  (86 years)    Has 14 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Leis, Cecelia Mary  [1]
  Born	6 Sep 1918	Pinehollow, Jefferson, Monroe, Wisconsin   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Bef 8 Dec 2004
  Telephone Operator
  Telephone Operator
  Died	9 Dec 2004	Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	Aft 9 Dec 2004
  See Image Unknown Newspaper ; Cecelia 'Cel' M. LeisSparta, Wis. - Cecelia Mary Leis, 86, of Sparta passed away Thursday, De c. 9, 2004, at Franciscan Skemp Nursing Home in Sparta.She was born in Pine Hollow, rural Cashton, Wis., on Sept. 6, 1918, to Hen ry and Kathryn (Seitz) Leis. She was baptized and confirmed at Ss. Peter a nd Paul Catholic Church in Pine Hollow, as well as being educated in the p arish school.Cel was raised on a farm in the Pine Hollow area. She was 20 years old a nd working in La Crosse when her mother died suddenly of pneumonia. She mo ved back home on the farm to keep house for her father and cared for her y ounger brothers and sister. When her youngest brother married, she mov ed to Cashton with her father and worked as a telephone switchboard operat or for 10 years. She then worked 15 years in Sparta as a phone operator, u ntil the Sparta office went to direct dial, at which time she retired. S he thoroughly enjoyed her time as phone operator. Cel was a loyal Chica go Cubs baseball fan from her childhood until the time of her death.Cel is survived by one sister, Elaine Leis of Sparta; two brothers, Flo yd (Harriet) Leis of Cashton and Joseph (Ardella) Leis of Cashton; one sis ter-in-law, Louella Leis of Middle Ridge, Wis.; and many nieces, nephews a nd friends.She was preceded in death by her mother, Kathryn in 1938; and father, Hen ry in 1966; one brother, Eugene Leis; and a nephew, John, who was kill ed in Vietnam in 1971.A Mass of Christian Burial is planned for 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 13, at S t. Patrick's Catholic Church in Sparta. The Rev. Mark Walljasper will offi ciate. Burial will follow in Pine Hollow Cemetery. Family and friends a re invited for visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, at St. Patrick 's Catholic Church and Monday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the ti me of Mass.Torkelson Page-Smith Funeral Home in Sparta is assisting the family with a rrangements. Online condolences are available at www.torkelsonpagesmith.co m I am home in Heaven, dear ones;Oh, so happy and so bright! There is perfect joy and beautyIn this everlasting light.All the pain and grief is over,Every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever,Safely home in Heaven at last.
  	Leis, Cecelia Obituary
  Buried	Pinehollow Cemetery, Cashton, Wisconsin, USA
  	Leis, Cecelia Pine Hollow Cemetery, Cashton, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I20626	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2015

  
  

  Father	Leis, Henry Bernard,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Cashton, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 23 Sep 1966, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Seitz, Catherine,   b. 14 Jun 1891, , Monroe County, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1938, Jefferson Township, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F3127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 6 Sep 1918 - Pinehollow, Jefferson, Monroe, Wisconsin Died - 9 Dec 2004 - Sparta, Monroe, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Pinehollow Cemetery, Cashton, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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