Extracted from the Plattsmouth Journal (Plattsmouth, NE)
Thursday, December 27, 1951

Mary Leesley, Resident Here 45 Years, Dies

Mrs. Mary Leesley, resident of Plattsmouth for almost 45 years, died Christmas Day, December 25, 1951, at Hillcrest Nursing Home. She was 66 years old.

A native of Gretna, Nebraska, she was born April 19, 1885, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Long. She was married April 12, 1911 to Earl Leesley.

Mrs. Leesley had been a Plattsmouth resident since 1907. She was a member of the Methodist church of Plattsmouth. Prior to her death she had been in ill health for some time.

Surviving are her husband, Earl Leesley of Plattsmouth; two sons, Irwin and Don Leesley, both of Plattsmouth; three daughters, Mrs. James Lee of Culver City, California, Mrs. Burdette Hoover of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Mrs. Shirley Cary of Plattsmouth; two brothers, Guy Long of Plattsmouth and Vernon Long of Omaha; and a sister, Mrs. Dewey M. Jensen of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, December 28, 1951, at three o'clock with Rev. Harold V. Mitchell officiating from Caldwell-Linder Chapel. Visiting hours will be from 4 to 6 and 7 to 9 Thursday afternoon and evening. Burial will be at Oak Hill cemetery at Plattsmouth.

Caldwell-Linder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.