The photo above is the family of Maurice & Bertha (Jackson) Leak with their children. The baby being held by Bertha is Dennis David Leak. In front of them is Janice Louise Leak, Larry Jack Leak & Donna Jean Leak. Behind Donna is Maurice Frank Leak and his father, Maurice Leak.The first photo is one of the last photos taken of Maurice prior to his death. The young couple is Bertha (Jackson) and Maurice Leak.
Maurice Leak was born November 3, 1901 in Sebewa Twp., Ionia Co., Michigan. He is the son of Edwin and Hermena (Bulling) Leak. He attended the Goddard School, which is a one-room school house located on Goddard Road in Lake Odessa, MI. He did not graduate from high school. He worked as a farmer, living in the Sebewa area his entire life. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sebewa.
Maurice married his bride, Bertha Ann Jackson, in Angola, Indiana, on November 16, 1936.
Maurice & Bertha are buried at the West Sebewa Cemetery, next to the Sebewa Baptist Church located on the corner of Goddard Road and Musgrove Hwy., in Lake Odessa, MI.
