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Obituary: Howard E. Leitner, 88, Turin
Published: July 05, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Howard Edward
Leitner
 TURIN- Howard Edward Leitner, 88, of
Whiskey Lane, passed away Wednesday evening, July 2, 2025
at Lewis County General Hospital.
The funeral will
be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday July 10, 2025 at Iseneker Funeral Home Inc. with Holley De Lapo,
Certified Lay Servant, officiating. Burial with Military Honors will
be in Turin Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 1:00 pm. to 3:00
p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 9, 2025
at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., Lowville.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Howard’s name may be made to the Turin
United Methodist Church P.O. Box 9 Turin, NY 13473 or to the Turin Fire
Department P.O. Box 35, Turin, NY 13473.
Howard is
survived by his beloved wife of 66 years, Jean; two children, Darren Edward
(Marla) Leitner of Pennellville, NY, and Suzanne Marie Leitner of Turin;
one grandchild, Nicholas E. (Natalie) Leitner of Baldwinsville; and two
sisters, Barbara Lou Leitner Harshberger of Cicero and Carol Joan Leitner
Marshall of Rutherford, NJ. He was
predeceased by two brothers-in-law, Gerald Harshberger and Charles
Marshall.
He was born on
November 8, 1936 in Geneva, New York, the son of
the late Harold Grey and Margaret Lavina Withers Leitner. Proudly named after both of his
grandfathers, Howard Elijah Leitner and Edward James Withers, he attended
Brick School on the Johnson Road in Geneva for
grades 1 through 6 before Geneva Junior School for grades 7 and 8. Lastly,
he attended Geneva High School where he graduated with the class of 1954. During and after his school years, he
worked on many local area Geneva farms. Howard joined the United States Navy on
March 23, 1955. He traveled around
the country and world to many locations, including Maryland, Puerto Rico,
Turkey, Guantanamo Bay, Gitmo Bay, Greece, and Syria. Howard served until his honorable
discharge as a QM2 on March 12, 1959.
On May 23, 1959, he married Jean Irene Depew at the Penn Yan Baptist
Church with Reverand Charles Munger officiating. Howard then enrolled at State University
of New York at Oswego, earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial
Arts, later obtaining a master’s degree in 1970. He taught Industrial Arts and Technology and
coached the rifle team at South Lewis Central School. After 29 years in the classroom, he
retired on June 28, 1992. Howard
also sold perennial flower plants and maple syrup throughout his career and
retirement.
Howard was a
member and lay leader at the Turin United Methodist Church. While at SUNY Oswego, he was a member of
Epsilon Pi Tau EPT, Kappa Delta Pi KDP, and the sons of the Wilted
Wallet-SWW. Howard was a member of
the Lewis County Maple Producers Association, New York State Retired
Teachers Association, National Rifle Association, Gomer Hill Hunting Club,
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, and the Adirondack Retired
Teachers Association. While Howard
was working, he was a member of the South Lewis Teacher’s Association. Howard was on several boards and councils
in the local area, including the Turin Planning Board, Cooperative Tug Hill
Council, Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust, and Turin Cemetery. He served a variety of positions
throughout the years.
Howard greatly
enjoyed hunting deer, elk (in Colorado), caribou (in Labrador), fishing,
boating, flowers, forestry, maple syrup, computers, and traveling. He travelled to 48 of the 50 states in
America (missing Rhode Island and Hawaii), most provinces in Canada, Cuba, Puerto
Rico, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Monaco, Greece, Turkey, Morocco, and
Gibraltar.
Condolences may
be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com
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