Obituary of Earl Newman Lease

LEASE, Earl Newman age 87 of Lebanon, Ohio and formerly of Findlay, Ohio, passed peacefully Saturday, March 5, 2016 at the Otterbein Retirement Community. Born April 1, 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, Earl was the son of Earl Bishop Newman and was a proud US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. Earl was a retired Vice President of the Schiff Kreidler Insurance Agency and enjoyed golf, readying, playing bridge and was a civil war enthusiast. Preceded in death by his parents, brothers Richard, Don, Bill and John Newman and sisters Mary and Joan; Earl leaves behind his loving wife of 67 years Marilyn Yvonne (Tinder) Lease of Lebanon, Ohio; daughterAnne Renee' (Steven Wayne) Kopf of Lebanon, Ohio and granddaughter Hannah Stasia Kopf and many other family members and friends. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 1pm at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Findlay, Ohio.