Obituary of Gartha "Marie" Leonard

Gartha Marie Leonard South Plainfield, NJ - Gartha Marie (Tulley) Leonard, 64, died on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Gouvernuer, NY, she has been a resident of South Plainfield for forty-one years. Marie retired from ITW in Somerset where she was employed as a Machine Operator. She enjoyed crocheting and taking trips to Atlantic City and loved spending time with her husband at their home in Dade City, FL. Marie leaves behind her husband Walter C., her children Walter "Butch" Leonard and his wife Wendy of South Plainfield and Brenda Vogel and her husband George of Phillipsburg, NJ. She will be missed dearly by her grandchildren Brandon, Michael, Stephen, Brianna and Joseph who referred to her as Mee-Ma. She is also survived by two sisters; Sally Lickers of Niagra Falls and Sandra Petrie of New York and by her brother George Tulley of Hampton, NJ. Funeral services will be held 8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 in the McCriskin-Gustafson Home for Funerals, 2425 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080 Cremation will be held privately. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 from 7-9 PM. Memorial contributions in her name may be sent to the South Plainfield Rescue Squad, 2520 Plainfield Avenue, South Plainfield, NJ 07080.