Lillian Gertrude Dexheimer
b. 5 May 1919, d. 14 March 1990
- Father: Joseph Francis Dexheimer b. 9 November 1891, d. 30 November 1937
- Mother: Leona Cusick b. 12 November 1891, d. 10 December 1925
- Lillian Gertrude Dexheimer was born on 5 May 1919 in Connecticut.
- Joseph Francis Dexheimer and Leona Cusick appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, at New Haven Road. Other members of the household included Lillian Gertrude Dexheimer, Edith Mildred Dexheimer and Gladys Ellen Dexheimer.
- She was known as Heidenis having been raised after her mother's death by her aunt and uncle, Frank and Catherine Cusick Heidenis.
- Francis Theodore Arnold Heidenis and Catherine Cusick appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut, at River Street. Other members of the household included Lillian Gertrude Dexheimer, Milo D. A. Heidenis and Francis Stanley M. Heidenis.
- She married Edward Lesse circa 1938.
- She married Allen E. Cowperthwaite on 11 April 1960 in Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- Lillian Gertrude Heidenis died on 14 March 1990 at age 70 in Bay County, Florida.
- The following appeared on 11 February 2002 in the Middlefield Town Times: Gladys Brys, 85, formerly of Birch Mill Road, Durham, wife of the late Michael Brys, died Monday, January 28, in Panama City, FL. /P/ She was born in Bronxville, NY on June 19, 1916, daughter of the late Joseph and Leona (Cusick) Dexheimer and attended the Durham Schools. /P/ Prior to her retirement, she was employed by the State of Connecticut. She was a past president of the Durham 60+ Club and a member of Durham Grange #57 and a member of the Church of the Epiphany for 40 years. /P/ She leaves a son, Myron Camozzi of Deep River; a daughter, Leona Camozzi of Middletown; a brother, Warren Heidenis of Port Charlotte, FL; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a daughter, Gloria Eddy and two sisters, Edith Fisher and Lillian Cowperthwaite. /P/ Memorial donations may be sent to Durham Ambulance Corps., PO Box 207, Durham or the Church of the Epiphany, Main Street, Durham, CT 06422.
- Last Edited: 2 Feb 2010
Family 1: Edward Lesse b. say 1914, d. say 1995
- Donald Edward Lesse b. 24 August 1939, d. 28 October 1977
- Carol Ann Lesse b. 16 March 1944, d. 2 January 2000