Leah Root

b. 16 December 1900, d. 27 July 1996
  • Leah Root was born on 16 December 1900.
  • She married Leon Ralph Roff on 31 October 1918.
  • Leah Root became a widow at the circa 16 January 1961 death of her husband Leon Ralph Roff.
  • The following appeared on 29 March 1964 in The Binghamton Press: Mrs. Margaret A. Root, 85, 1311 Airport Rd., Endicott, died Tuesday morning at Wilson Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Miles C. Root, Endicott; a daughter, Mrs. Leah Roff, Vestal; two sons, Nelson Root, Owego and Leman (Pete) Root, Endicott; nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Green, Mrs. Myra Love and Mrs. Wilhelmina Morris, all of Endicott; a brother, John Sautter, Elmira Heights; also several neices and nephews. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Endicott and retired in 1954 from Endicott Johnson Crop. after 19 years of service. The body was removed to the H. P. Moat Funeral Home, 765 Main St., Vestal where funeral services will be held Friday at 9:30 a. m. The Rev. Henry Clay Banks, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Endicott will officiate. Interment services will be held at 2:30 p. m. at Oregon Hill Cemetery, Morris, Pa. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p. m.
  • The SSDI lists Vestal, Broome County, New York, as the last residence of record of Leah Root.
  • Leah Root died on 27 July 1996 at age 95.
  • She was interred at Endwell, Broome County, New York.
  • Last Edited: 29 Oct 2009

Family: Leon Ralph Roff b. 8 March 1896, d. circa 16 January 1961