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Blanch Emma Lease
Blanch
Emma Lease, 102 of Plain City and formerly of Greenville, Ohio, passed
away on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 10:15 PM at her residence. She was
born August 27, 1913 in Toledo, Ohio and is the oldest of 7 children of
Edward & Dorothy (Dodd) Wessling. She was a graduate of Mercy
Hospital School of Nursing. Blanch’s experience in both the hospital
and school environment attributed to her decision to go back to school
and she acquired a certificate in Public Health from the University of
Michigan. After meeting her husband Gilbert, she moved to Greenville
and served as co-owner and partner of Lease Farm Equipment, where she
and her husband operated the farm equipment store for nearly 40 years.
Her career also included working for the Darke County Health Department
as well as nursing home experience caring for the elderly. She was a
member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Greenville Business Professional
Women, and active in Mercy Alumni School of Nursing.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gilbert Lease;
son, Jerry Lease; siblings, Jerry Edward Wessling, Gladys Marie
Wessling, Edward Richard Wessling Jr., Roland Clarence Wessling and
Patricia Ruth Wessling. She is survived by her daughter and son in law,
Linda and Don Franklin of Plain City, Ohio; grandchildren Ashley A.
Franklin & Scott D. Franklin of Columbus, Ohio and brother Robert
Wessling of Ansonia, Ohio.
Services will be held on Saturday March 12, 2016 at 10:30 AM at St.
Paul Lutheran Church at 131 East Fourth Street, Greenville, Ohio and
will be officiated by Pastor Peter Menke. Burial will follow in
Greenville Cemetery. The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to
services at the church. Arrangements are handled by Zechar Bailey
Funeral Home in Greenville, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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