Leonard H. Ide Jr., age 79, of Dallas (Lehman Township), passed Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Mr. Ide was born in Lehman, Nov. 23, 1929, and was a son of the late Leonard H. and Grace Pembleton Ide Sr. He graduated from Lehman High School in 1948 and served in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1957. Mr. Ide resided in Mount Fern, N.J., for 14 years, where he was employed by the Hercules Explosive Co., Kenvil, N.J. He returned to Lehman Township, where he was employed by the Bendix Corp., South Montrose, followed by 26 years working for the Pennsylvania Gas & Water Co., retiring in 1991.
Leonard was a 50-year member of the Lehman United Methodist Church and was also a member of the Osage Lodge 712, IOOF, Lehman.
He enjoyed baseball, NASCAR Racing and found satisfaction in caring for his home and yard. He was preceded in death by a sister, Eleanor Cease. Surviving are his wife of 53 years, the former Evelyn Will; daughters Cynthia Jones and her husband, Donald, of Athens, and Donna Ide of Bow, N.H.; grandchildren Zachary Jones, Nathan Jones and Nicholas Robie.
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