Judith Leemon

Judith Leemon, 93, of Las Vegas passed away on April 21, 2017. She was born in Poland to Avram and Dvera Raizin on March 15, 1924, and emigrated with her family to Windsor, Ontario in 1929. Judith attended Wayne University in Detroit, where she studied art and received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education degrees. She was married to Philmore Leemon of Detroit from 1945 until his death in 2001, and they lived in the Detroit area until retiring to Las Vegas in 1982. Judith was known for her creativity, artistic sensibility, and her ardent involvement in a number of Jewish causes and feminist organizations.

She is survived by daughter and son-in-law Elaine and Dan Gruber of Phoenix, son and daughter-in-law Daniel Leemon and Julie Dorsey of Atherton, California, sister Bette Gardner of Tucson (Morris Gardner, z”l), brother and sister-in-law Leonard and Carol Raizin of Las Vegas, and her grandchildren Laura, Jonathan, and Anna Leemon. Funeral services were held at Palm Eastern Cemetery, 7600 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV. King David Memorial Chapel handled the arrangements. Donations in Judith’s memory may be made to the Jewish National Fund Plant-A-Tree program.