Edward Martin Leadley
Of Arlington Heights

Edward Martin Leadley was born October 5, 1923 in Batavia, New York to Edward Mockford and Pauline (nee Martin) Leadley. He died on Tuesday, May 4, 2010 in Arlington Heights.

Mr. Leadley was a Marketing Manager with AT&T for 39 years, and was the Past President of the Telephone Pioneers of America, the Past Treasurer of the Arlington Heights Legion Post # 208, a member of the St. Thomas of Villanova Golden Villanovans, and he was a volunteer for PADS. He served in the Army Signal Corp in the South Pacific during WWII.

Edward is survived by his wife of 61 years, Helen (nee Lester) Leadley whom he married August 28, 1948 in Buffalo, New York; his children, Susan (Douglas) Mormann of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Edward “Whitey” (Laurel) Leadley of Wauconda, Richard (Suzanne) Leadley of Bartlett, Robert Leadley of Estes Park, Colorado, and Sally (Daniel) Garrett of Lake Zurich; his 14 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; his siblings, Jane (Walter) Dolan and Samuel (Esther) Leadley; and his sister-in-law Virginia Leadley.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and his brothers, Paul and John Leadley.

Visitation from 3:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Sunday, May 9, 2010 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd., (4 blocks south of Palatine Rd.) Arlington Heights. Prayers 8:45 AM, Monday, May 10, 2010 at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., to St. Thomas of Villanova Catholic Church, 1201 Anderson (Anderson & Williams), Palatine for Mass at 9:30 AM. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to the Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County, 290 Oakwood Rd., Vernon Hills, IL 60061, or the Journeys from PADS to Hope, 1140 E. Northwest Hwy., Palatine, IL 60047, or St. Thomas of Villanova 50th Anniversary c/o St. Thomas of Villanova Church, 1201 E. Anderson Dr., Palatine, IL 60047.


 

Glueckert Funeral Home

(847) 253-0168

1520 North Arlington Heights Road

Arlington Heights, IL 60004