Obit: Litten, Leota #2 (1897 - 1956)

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Surnames: Litten, Piquet, Prock, Lucas, Pomputis

----Source: The Loyal Tribune (Loyal, Clark County, WI 06 Dec 1956)

Litten, Leota (24, FEB 1897-30 NOV 1956)

Mrs. Leota Litten, 59, died at a hospital in Rockford, Illinois November 30. She had been making her home with a daughter at Love’s Park, Illinois.

Mrs. Litten, nee Leota Piquet was born in Iowa, February 24, 1897. She was married to George Litten. He died in August 1952. The family lived on a farm in the town of Beaver for several years.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Velma) Prock of Love’s Park, Illinois, Mrs. Dave (Veryl) Lucas, Milwaukee and Mrs. Darlene Pomputis, Chicago; by one son, Allen of Loyal; seven grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Marjorie Waters, California; and two brothers Harry and Desmond Piquet of Warren.

Funeral services were held at the Myre Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Monday. The Rev. Ethel Nulton of the Greenwood Methodist Church officiated.

Pallbearers were Ted Piekola, Frank Pachal, Joe Pachal, Alfred Anderson, Henry Kostlevy, and James Hallowell.

The songs, "Beyond the Sunset" and "Abide With Me" were sung by Miss Nelda Foelske. Mrs. Byron Zepplin was organist.

Those from away who attended the funeral included Mrs. Anna Piquet, Kenneth Piquet and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Young, Auburndale, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Noth and family, Stratdord, Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Piquet, Donald and Harry Piquet Warrens, Wis., Rev. & Mrs, Reigel, Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Prock, Love’s Park, Illinois, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Lucas, Milwaukee & Mrs. Darlene Pomputis, Chicago.