Obit: Corey, Leah L. #2 (1903 - 1971)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Corey, Pagenkopf, Noah, Nelson, Logue

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/13/1971

(Note: Another obituary has her name listed as Lena; don't know which is correct)

Corey, Leah (5 December 1903 - 6 May 1971)

Mrs. Lee L. Corey, 67, of Greenwood died May 6 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield, where she was admitted April 23 following a heart attack.

Leah L. Noah, daughter of Simon and Mathilda (Pagenkopf) Noah, was born December 5, 1903, in Greenwood. She graduated in 1922 from Loyal High School and was a graduate of La Crosse Teachers College. She taught in the Greenwood and Willard areas. She was married July 25, 1927, in Wabasha, Minn., to Howard L. Corey. He died in November 1956.

Mrs. Corey was a resident of Greenwood for 43 years; a 50-year Royal Neighbor member; a charter member of the American Legion Auxiliary; member of the Order of Eastern Star; Zion United Church of Christ and presently was treasurer of the Zion Women’s Guild.

Surviving are two sons, Gary Corey of Neillsville and Jack Corey of Sioux Falls, S. D.; five grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Martha Nelson of Gardena, Calif.; and four brothers, Arthur of Neillsville, William of Oshkosh, Alvin of Minneapolis, and Rudy of Milwaukee.

Funeral services were held Monday from the Zion United Church of Christ. The Rev. David Logue officiated. Burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.