Dorothy Ann Leach (Russell Leach #3s sister)'s Death Certificate

 

The is a scan of Dorothy's Death Certificate. Below it, is a transcript of same written by Susan Snyder on June 23, 2016.

 

 

 

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
DIVISION OF VITAL STATISTICS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

Reg Dist. No. 25
Primary Reg. Dist No. 501
Registrar’s No 5533

DECEASED -NAME Dorothy Ann Leach
SEX Female
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1971
RACE White
AGE 61
DATE OF BIRTH April 3 1910
COUNTY OF DEATH Franklin
CITY Columbus
INSIDE CITY LIMITS yes
HOSPITAL OR OTHER INSTITUTION St. Anthony Hospital
STATE OF BIRTH Ohio
CITIZEN OF WHAT COUNTY U.S.A
MARRIED, NEVER MARRIED, WIDOWED, DIVORCED Never Married
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER 275-01-5011
USUAL OCCUPATION Head Fashion Artist
KIND OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY Lazarus Company
RESIDENCE Ohio
COUNTY Franklin
CITY Columbus
INSIDE CITY LIMITS yes
STREET AND NUMBER 2878 Sherwood Road

FATHER NAME Charles A. Leach
MOTHER MAIDEN NAME Hazel Thatcher

INFORMANT- NAME Russell Leach
MAILING ADDRESS 1437 Severn Rd. Columbus. Ohio 43209

DEATH WAS CAUSED BY: Liposercoma with metastasis to lung and heart
[Note: Liposarcoma is a rare cancer of connective tissues that resemble fat cells under a microscope. It can occur in almost any part of the body, but more than half of liposarcoma cases involve the thigh, and up to a third involve the abdominal cavity. In Dorothy’s case, it involved the abdominal cavity.)

CERTIFICATION- PHYSICIAN
I ATTENDED THE DECEASED FROM 7-1-66 to 9-12-71
AND LAST SAW HER ALIVE ON 9-12-71
I DID/DID NOT VIEW THE BODY AFTER DEATH DID

CERTIFIED-NAME WM R. GRIFFIN JR. MD
DATE 9/14/71
MAILING ADDRESS - CERTIFIER 2680 E Main St Columbus, Ohio 43209


BURIAL, CREMATION Burial
DATE 9/15/1971
NAME OF CEMETERY OR CREMATORY Union Cemetery
LOCATION Columbus, Ohio

NAME OF EMBALMER & LIC. NO.
John Wilson 5156A

FUNERAL DIRECTOR’S SIGNATURE & LIC. NO.
JOHN F. SCHOEDINGER #3012

FUNERAL FIRM AND ADDRESS
Schoedinger & Company 229 E. State St., Columbus, Ohio 43215

DATE RE’D BY LOCAL REG
9-15-71

REGISTRARS SIGNATURE
Blanche J Foster

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THIS IS A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE FILED AT
THE COLUMBUS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH NO. 0.7537

BLANCHE J. FOSTER
REGISTRAR DISTRICT #25

 

 

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