Leatrice was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Alvin E. Feiss and Gertrude E. (Campbell) Feiss. She attended and graduated from Olathe High School Class of 1962. She met and married the love of her life, Jon E. Slater on February 14, 1970 in Olathe, Kansas. Together they raised their daughter Dawn.
Leatrice worked over 30 years as an office manager for Green Engineering. She enjoyed scrap booking, playing cards and games with her friends and classmates. Nothing gave her more pleasure in life than the times she spent with her family and especially her two grandchildren MacKenzie and Colin.
Leatrice is preceded in death by her parents Alvin and Gertrude Feiss, her loving husband of 36 years, Jon E. Slater who passed away in August of 2006 and her brother Harold C. Feiss. She is survived by her daughter Dawn R. Cavnar and her husband Jay of Herndon, Virginia. Left behind to cherish her memory are her two grandchildren, MacKenzie Cavnar and Colin Cavnar. She will be sadly missed by her brother Douglas A. Feiss and his wife Sara of Olathe, Kansas along with several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 5th at the McGilley & Frye Funeral Home 105 East Loula Street Olathe, Kansas. Interment in Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens 13901 South Black Bob Road Olathe, Kansas. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. Monday morning one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to: The American Heart Association 6800 93rd Street Overland Park, Kansas 66212.
Condolences may be offered at: www.McGilley-Frye.com
