Leatta lived in her hometown of Avon for 24 years before moving to Huron, South Dakota for 12 years. She then made her final moved to Merced, California. She was a devoted housewife and cannery worker.
Leatta was preceded in death by her husband, Palmer Schortzmann and parents, Tim and Lena Jurrens.
She is survived by her children, Larry Schortzmann, Paula Cervantes, Sheila Higgins, and Randy Schortzmann; sister, Erma Dykstra; 9 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild.
A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. with a funeral service beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Stratford Evans Merced Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park.
