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Marceline Bernice “Marce” Leichty, 92, of Green Hills Community, West Liberty, and formerly of Rensselaer, Ind., was called home to heaven on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016.
She was born in Mt. Ayr, Ind., on May 20, 1924, to Abner and Lydia Miller Miller. On Feb. 26, 1942, she married Jacob Leichty, son of John and Salome Chupp Leichty, in the Burr Oak Mennonite Church, Rensselaer, Ind.
Marce was the loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother of three sons, Jacob Jr. (Grace) of West Liberty, Gerald (Juli) of Rensselaer, Ind., and Michael (Jeanette) of Temecula, Calif.; nine grandchildren, Jeff, Glen, Scott, Darrin and Jon Leichty, Karen Dinger, Andrea Kauffman, Kim Chapman and Kyra Moran; and 21 great-grandchildren. Two sisters survive, Mary Uhlrich of Francesville, Ind., and Lavonna (Duane) Miller of Taylorsville, Ky.; and 14 nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a brother, Marvin Miller; and a sister, Ruby Good.
Marce was a homemaker and farmwife, who worked in the barns and in the fields with her husband. She was a committed member of Burr Oak Mennonite Church, where she prepared food for many church functions and taught Sunday school and Bible school. She loved all children, and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her delight.
Marce and Jake made many new friends when they moved to Green Hills Community in West Liberty in 2007. In West Liberty she attended Oak Grove Mennonite Church.
Friends may visit with the family at the Jackson Funeral Chapel of Rensselaer from 3 to 6 p.m. (CST) Monday, Jan. 2. Family burial in the Burr Oak Cemetery precedes the 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, memorial service at Burr Oak Mennonite Church with Pastor Debbie Voss officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to Green Hills Community, West Liberty, OH 43357 and to the Burr Oak Cemetery Driveway Fund, Rensselaer, IN 47978.
Condolences may be expressed at www.jacksonfuneral.com