Kenneth Gail Sleight

1933 - 1968  (35 years)

• Name	Kenneth Gail Sleight
  Birth	11 May 1933	Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Abt 1952
  	Korean War (US) US Army - Cpl., Co. A, 714 Eng
  Death	03 Jul 1968	Bristol, Ontario Co., New York, USA
  Burial	Honeoye Falls Cemetery, Mendon, Monroe Co., New York, USA
  Notes	Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Sunday, July 7, 1968 Suddenly July 3, 1968, Kenneth Gale Sleight, his wife Sylvia, their son John, and daughter, Margaret Lynn, all of Corby Rd.. Lima N.Y. Mr. Sleight is survived by one daughter Susan Hope, one son, Kenneth Leonard, his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Sleight of Honeoye Falls, his sister, Mrs. Amerilis Shellman of W. Bloomfleld, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sleight of Port Orange, Florida, also nieces and nephews. Mrs. Sleight is also survived by one daughter, Susan Hope, one son, Kenneth Leonard; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steffen of Honeoye Falls, one sister, Mrs. Janet Lautner; one brother, William Steffen of Honeoye Falls, also nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the O'Conneil Funeral Home, 2041 Lake Ave., Lima, Monday afternoon and evening 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Tuesday in the Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Interment, Honeoye Falls Cemetery. The Batavia Daily News Batavia, Genesee County, New York. Tuesday, July 9, 1968 Poor Weather Possible Cause Of Plane Crash BRISTOL CENTER, N.Y. (AP) — A Federal Aviation Agency spokesman says poor weather was probably the cause of a plane crash that has taken the lives of four members of a Honeoye Falls family. The wreckage of the single engine private airplane was found Saturday near here, about 15 miles from its takeoff point, after a four day search. Gale Sleight, 35, his wife Sylvia and two of their four children, John, 10, and Lynne, 9, died in the crash. There were no survivors. Lt. Col. Charles Dickerhoff of the Civil Air Patrol in Rochester said the Sleight’s plane struck a hill-side near the Bristol Mountain ski resort. Sleight, a building contractor, took off from Honeoye Falls early Wednesday morning for a flight to St. Augustine, Fla. The search began when he failed to make periodic radio checks along the route.
  Person ID	I21855	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Leonard Francis Sleight,   b. 10 Mar 1912, North Bloomfield, Ontario Co., New York, USA d. 17 Nov 2001 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Helen B. Dedee,   b. 12 Dec 1912   d. 24 May 2015 (Age 102 years)
  Family ID	F10079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia Steffen,   b. 11 Nov 1933   d. 03 Jul 1968, Bristol, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 34 years)
  Children	1. Margaret Lynne Sleight,   b. 01 Aug 1955   d. 03 Jul 1968, Bristol, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 12 years)   2. John Charles Sleight,   b. 12 Sep 1958   d. 03 Jul 1968, Bristol, Ontario Co., New York, USA (Age 9 years) + 3. Living + 4. Living
  Family ID	F6231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 May 1933 - Rochester, Monroe Co., New York, USA Death - 03 Jul 1968 - Bristol, Ontario Co., New York, USA Burial - - Honeoye Falls Cemetery, Mendon, Monroe Co., New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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