Title
Mr.
Last Name
Buck
First Name
Leon
Middle Name
W.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Greenville, ME
Date of Birth
1913-11-07
Place of Death
Dexter, ME
Date of Death
1993-11-02
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 11-8/11-14-1993, p.9
Obituary
LEON W. BUCK DEXTER - Leon W. Buck, 79, husband of the late Margaret Buck, died November 2, 1993, at his home in Dexter. He was born November 7, 1913 in Greenville, son of Earl and Cordelia Buck. He graduated from Bangor High School, was a member of the Knights of Columbus and a communicant of St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dexter. He worked for most of his life in the shoe industry, retiring in the early 1980's from Dexter Shoe Co. in Dexter. He is survived by a daughter, Mary Hutchins of New Portland; two brothers, William Buck of Greenville and Robert Buck of Bar Harbor; two sisters, Virginia of Milo and Audrey of Portland; six grandchildren, Susan Jewett of Leeds, Calla Roy of Winslow, Mark Ladd of NY, David Ladd of MA, Margaret Warman and Brett Hutchins both of Bangor; several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated November 5 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Dexter with Rev. Antonio Amato officiating. Burial was in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. Arrangements by Crosby and Neal Funeral Home, Dexter.