(Lois) June Leith

(Lois) June Leith, (nee Neswold), died peacefully on September 9, 2012 in San Jose, CA of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease, age 84. She was the daughter of the late Maynard Neswold and the late Olga Neswold (nee Stoeffhaas), wife of the late Professor Emmett Leith of the University of Michigan, dear mother of Kim Leith of Baltimore and Pam (David) Wilder of San Jose; dear sister of the late Russell Neswold, Nancy Wojcik, and Gerald Neswold; grandmother of Remy, Dana, and Steven Wilder; sister-in-law of Geraldine Burgin, Donna (Don) Maxwell, and Roberta Hagman; aunt to many beloved nieces and nephews. June grew up in Chicago where she attended Funston Elementary School and enjoyed visits with her aunts, whom she missed when her family moved to the Detroit area. She graduated from Northwestern High School in 1946, and later worked for the Jordan Printing Company. She met Emmett Leith in an Arthur Murray dance class; they married Feb. 17, 1956 and lived in Plymouth and Canton with their two daughters, orange tree, turtles, dogs, and holograms. June was very dedicated to raising her daughters and tirelessly transported them to piano and ballet lessons. In her spare time, June enjoyed bowling, quilting, baking, walking with neighbors, playing old time music on her player piano, reading about Norwegian pioneers, and researching the family history. She loved dogs and small children. She worked at Country Corners Nursery School for twenty-two years, and loved to hear from her former students. A Funeral Service will be held Saturday, September 15, 2012, 10am at the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 S. Main St., Plymouth. The family will receive relatives and friends beginning at 9:30am until time of service. Graveside services will take place at Forest Hill Cemetery in Ann Arbor immediately following services at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to either the Newberry Library in Chicago (http://www.newberry.org) or the Alzheimer's Activity Center in San Jose (http://alzdaycare.org).