Leon Haskell Flemming

Family/Spouse: Marion C. Reynolds. Marion (daughter of Benjamin G. Reynolds and Alice May Capwell) was born on 21 Jan 1897 in Rhode Island; died on 14 Sep 1999 in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut; was buried in Moshassuck Cemetery, Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Paul married Nellie Frances Burdett on 3 Sep 1950 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Nellie (daughter of Lloyd Roscoe Burdett and Eloise V. Ross) was born on 17 Apr 1917 in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York; died on 16 May 2002 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Ionia/Millers' Corners Cemetery, West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lee Benjamin, 65, passed away suddenly in the early morning on Monday, September 12, 2016. Born in Rochester in 1951, Lee grew up in rural Ionia, NY in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. He was the only child of Paul and Nellie Flemming. Lee started working in the late 60s at a small regional paint store, Schuele and Co, in Rochester. He met his wife, Phoebe Jane, at a friend's wedding and they married in fall 1973. They started their life together in a quaint apartment in Batavia, NY. Lee and Phoebe then moved to Buffalo, NY where he began classes at Erie County Community College while working full time. He graduated Summa Cum Laude, transferred to Buffalo State College earning a BS followed later by an MBA from SUNY at Buffalo. By the early 80s in Buffalo, Lee got a job in sales with the large paint company, Benjamin Moore & Co. Soon after, the Flemmings welcomed the arrival of their first born, Phoebe Katherine in 1982. Benjamin Moore then transferred Lee and his family to Houston, Texas where they welcomed the arrival of their youngest, Benjamin Ethan in 1986. After Houston, Lee and his family spent 4 years in Naperville, IL just outside of Chicago then moved to Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, where the family has lived ever since. For the last 10 years Lee had worked for Hilti North America, a large industrial equipment manufacturer. He also spent time as a town councilman of Ho-Ho-Kus. Lee will always be remembered for his grand presence and personality and now he is larger than life with a spirit fit only for the high heavens. He was a loyal and compassionate man who cared deeply for those close to him. He is survived by his wife Phoebe Jane, daughter Phoebe (Katy) Katherine, son Ben, loving lab Bernie, and plenty of close cousins and wonderful friends. A celebration of life will be held at Saint Bartholomew's Church in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ on October 1 2016 at 3pm. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the ASPCA.

Lee married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]