In Loving Memory

Edna M. (Bearer) Leach

Edna M. (Bearer) Leach, 76, died Sunday after a two-year fight with cancer. Mrs. Leach was born in Akron and raised near Akron City Hospital with her seven brothers and sisters. Over the years, she lived in Springfield Township, Firestone Park and Green. She was employed by the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. and retired from the City of Akron in 1995. She also worked all too briefly for Cousin Dan.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice Leach and sister, Elsie Diefendorf. She leaves her daughter Diane (Doug) Oplinger; grandchildren, Danielle (Nick) Lorenz of Cincinnati, Justin, of Columbus and Jaclyn, at home; brothers, Joseph (Sue), Patrick (Gail) and Paul (Jeanne), all of the Akron area; sisters, Jane Hartman of Mansfield and Rita Reed and Doris Bittner of the Akron area; and 25 nieces and nephews. A special thank you to the second-floor nurses and staff at Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, especially Jessica and Amy. Also, a thank-you to the VNS Hospice Care Center.

The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at 10 a.m., at the Eckard Baldwin Sanctuary Chapel, 760 E. Market St. Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. Calling hours will be on Tuesday, July 11, from 5 - 7 p.m.