Leona M. Leftwich

Leona M. Leftwich, 89, Bismarck, North Dakota, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center, Bismarck. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, October 6, 2014, at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center Chapel with Rev. Rebecca Aardahl officiating. Burial will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, October 7th in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan. Visitation is scheduled for 45 minutes prior to the service at the care center. Leona was born June 30, 1925, to Edward and Elda (Tuenge) Lentz at Hansboro, North Dakota, where she was raised and educated in country schools. On April 4, 1947, she married Calvin Leftwich. Leona worked on the family farm while raising their two children. She was a member of the Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. She enjoyed crafting, baking, and spending time with friends and family. She is survived by her husband, Calvin, Bismarck; one daughter, Linda (Jim) Willis, Souris, North Dakota; one son, Dave (Jackie) Leftwich, Bismarck; three grandchildren, Brian Leftwich, Kyle (Andrea) Leftwich, and Kari (Chase) Fillingham; four great-grandchildren, Anja, Micha, and Emelia Leftwich, and Hunter and soon to be baby Fillingham; four sisters, Laverna Gores, Agnes (Ron) Skime, Adeline Guderjohn, and Helen McCarthney; three brothers, Walter, Gene, and Vernie Lentz; two sisters-in-laws, Judy Lentz and Phyllis Lentz; and numerous nieces and nephews. Leona was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Edward, Clarence, Marlyn; and one sister, Rose Thue. The family would like to thank the staff at Missouri Slope Lutheran Care Center for the wonderful care they provided Leona these past few years.