Frances Marie Fischer Leverett

Frances Marie Leverett, formerly of Santa Maria California died April 12, 2010 in her home in Lebanon, Pennsylvania at the age of 88. She was born in Denver, Colorado July 16, 1921 and married in 1941. She was the wife of Howard W. Leverett with whom she would have celebrated a 69th wedding anniversary this year. Marie worked for Allan Hancock College as Secretary to the Vice President until retirement. Prior to that she worked in the field of Mental Health. She loved the Lord and had a compassionate heart which was expressed through her many areas of serving others. She worked alongside her husband Howard who served as Pastor for 26 years in Santa Maria at the First Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). They moved to Lebanon seven years ago to be close to their youngest daughter, Marva, and her husband Ralph Rhode. They resided at Hearthstone Manor Independent Living for several years until they were no longer able to care for themselves and have resided with the Rhode's for the past three years. In addition to her husband and daughter she is also survived by a daughter: Sharon wife of Glen Unger, Cranbrook, British Columbia; granddaughters: Michelle wife of Jason Allen, Lebanon; Angela Rhode, Lebanon; grandson: Jeffrey Dodge, Eugene, OR; great-grandchildren: Benjamin Allen, Colton Allen, Jayden Dodge; step-granddaughters: Debbie Crasweller, Eureka, CA; Jennifer patzer, Calgary, Alberta; sisters: Clare Foster and Virginia Kuehne, both of Denver, Colorado. She was preceded in death by two brothers: Howard and Al Parker; and her grandson: Shelby Dodge, who died at the age of 26 and is buried in Santa Maria, Calfiornia. Her family is grateful for the wonderful caregivers, Linda Artz, Karen Simpson and Julie Leibich, close friends of the family, as well as Erica, Linda and the other wonderful staff members from Pinnacle Health Hospice that allowed her to remain at home. There will be a viewing at 10 a.m. in the Rohland Funeral Home, 508 Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042 with a funeral to follow at 11:30 a.m. Interment will be in the National Cemetery at Indiantown Gap at 1 p.m. as Howard served in the military in World War II. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her name to Calvary Chapel Lebanon, 9 South 9th Street, Lebanon, PA 17042 or to Pinnacle Health Hospice, 2645 North Third Street, Suite 300, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the First Church of God, 613 N. Elizabeth St., Santa Maria, CA 93454.