Myrna Leenhouts Raup, of Ontario, died Sept. 21, 1995 at age 88.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Peter W. Leenhouts and Karl L. Raup. She is survived by her children, Martha Leenhouts (David) McGlory of Fairport, Nelson B. (Nancy) Leenhouts and Norman P. (Arlene) Leenhouts of Walworth; step-sons, Darwin (Roberta) Raup of Marion and Linwood (Mary) Raup of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ernest Williams of Newark and Mrs. Robert Beach of Ontario: several nieces and nephews.
In the early 1940s, Peter and Myma Leenhouts owned a dairy farm at Brick Church Road, Ontario. They had Guernsey cows and bottled and delivered their raw milk to families in the area. Milk pasteurization was about to become mandatory and they had a dream to build a plant uptown in Ontario to pasteurize milk for the local farmers.
In 1944, Peter died suddenly, leaving Myma, at age 37, alone with an eighth grade education and three small children to care for.
Mrs. Leenhouts sold the farm and convinced the State Bank of Ontario to lend her $20,000 to build the Leenhouts Dairy at Ridge Road In Ontario.
She moved her family to Ontario Center and began to operate this new business. She was always the first person at the plant at 3 or 4 a.m. to start the boiler so there would be steam for pasteurizing milk. Dairy farmers from throughout the area brought their milk to Leenhouts Dairy, where it was pasteurized, bottled and-delivered to families throughout. Ontarlo, Walworth and Williamson. Later, she began making ice cream and opened a soda fountain in the front of the dairy.
In 1954, her health began to fail. Her brother (the late Ernest Williams) took over the dairy's management, and then the business was sold to Sunset Farms.
Friends of Mrs. Leenhouts Raup called at Murphy Funeral Home, 1961 Ridge Road, Ontario, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23. A Funeral Service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the North Ontario United Methodist Church, Furnaceville Cemetery. (The Webster Herald., October 04, 1995)
She was predeceased by her husbands, Peter W. Leenhouts and Karl L. Raup. She is survived by her children, Martha Leenhouts (David) McGlory of Fairport, Nelson B. (Nancy) Leenhouts and Norman P. (Arlene) Leenhouts of Walworth; step-sons, Darwin (Roberta) Raup of Marion and Linwood (Mary) Raup of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ernest Williams of Newark and Mrs. Robert Beach of Ontario: several nieces and nephews.
In the early 1940s, Peter and Myma Leenhouts owned a dairy farm at Brick Church Road, Ontario. They had Guernsey cows and bottled and delivered their raw milk to families in the area. Milk pasteurization was about to become mandatory and they had a dream to build a plant uptown in Ontario to pasteurize milk for the local farmers.
In 1944, Peter died suddenly, leaving Myma, at age 37, alone with an eighth grade education and three small children to care for.
Mrs. Leenhouts sold the farm and convinced the State Bank of Ontario to lend her $20,000 to build the Leenhouts Dairy at Ridge Road In Ontario.
She moved her family to Ontario Center and began to operate this new business. She was always the first person at the plant at 3 or 4 a.m. to start the boiler so there would be steam for pasteurizing milk. Dairy farmers from throughout the area brought their milk to Leenhouts Dairy, where it was pasteurized, bottled and-delivered to families throughout. Ontarlo, Walworth and Williamson. Later, she began making ice cream and opened a soda fountain in the front of the dairy.
In 1954, her health began to fail. Her brother (the late Ernest Williams) took over the dairy's management, and then the business was sold to Sunset Farms.
Friends of Mrs. Leenhouts Raup called at Murphy Funeral Home, 1961 Ridge Road, Ontario, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23. A Funeral Service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the North Ontario United Methodist Church, Furnaceville Cemetery. (The Webster Herald., October 04, 1995)
Myrna Leenhouts Raup, of Ontario, died Sept. 21, 1995 at age 88.
She was predeceased by her husbands, Peter W. Leenhouts and Karl L. Raup. She is survived by her children, Martha Leenhouts (David) McGlory of Fairport, Nelson B. (Nancy) Leenhouts and Norman P. (Arlene) Leenhouts of Walworth; step-sons, Darwin (Roberta) Raup of Marion and Linwood (Mary) Raup of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ernest Williams of Newark and Mrs. Robert Beach of Ontario: several nieces and nephews.
In the early 1940s, Peter and Myma Leenhouts owned a dairy farm at Brick Church Road, Ontario. They had Guernsey cows and bottled and delivered their raw milk to families in the area. Milk pasteurization was about to become mandatory and they had a dream to build a plant uptown in Ontario to pasteurize milk for the local farmers.
In 1944, Peter died suddenly, leaving Myma, at age 37, alone with an eighth grade education and three small children to care for.
Mrs. Leenhouts sold the farm and convinced the State Bank of Ontario to lend her $20,000 to build the Leenhouts Dairy at Ridge Road In Ontario.
She moved her family to Ontario Center and began to operate this new business. She was always the first person at the plant at 3 or 4 a.m. to start the boiler so there would be steam for pasteurizing milk. Dairy farmers from throughout the area brought their milk to Leenhouts Dairy, where it was pasteurized, bottled and-delivered to families throughout. Ontarlo, Walworth and Williamson. Later, she began making ice cream and opened a soda fountain in the front of the dairy.
In 1954, her health began to fail. Her brother (the late Ernest Williams) took over the dairy's management, and then the business was sold to Sunset Farms.
Friends of Mrs. Leenhouts Raup called at Murphy Funeral Home, 1961 Ridge Road, Ontario, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23. A Funeral Service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the North Ontario United Methodist Church, Furnaceville Cemetery. (The Webster Herald., October 04, 1995)
She was predeceased by her husbands, Peter W. Leenhouts and Karl L. Raup. She is survived by her children, Martha Leenhouts (David) McGlory of Fairport, Nelson B. (Nancy) Leenhouts and Norman P. (Arlene) Leenhouts of Walworth; step-sons, Darwin (Roberta) Raup of Marion and Linwood (Mary) Raup of Washington; nine grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Mrs. Ernest Williams of Newark and Mrs. Robert Beach of Ontario: several nieces and nephews.
In the early 1940s, Peter and Myma Leenhouts owned a dairy farm at Brick Church Road, Ontario. They had Guernsey cows and bottled and delivered their raw milk to families in the area. Milk pasteurization was about to become mandatory and they had a dream to build a plant uptown in Ontario to pasteurize milk for the local farmers.
In 1944, Peter died suddenly, leaving Myma, at age 37, alone with an eighth grade education and three small children to care for.
Mrs. Leenhouts sold the farm and convinced the State Bank of Ontario to lend her $20,000 to build the Leenhouts Dairy at Ridge Road In Ontario.
She moved her family to Ontario Center and began to operate this new business. She was always the first person at the plant at 3 or 4 a.m. to start the boiler so there would be steam for pasteurizing milk. Dairy farmers from throughout the area brought their milk to Leenhouts Dairy, where it was pasteurized, bottled and-delivered to families throughout. Ontarlo, Walworth and Williamson. Later, she began making ice cream and opened a soda fountain in the front of the dairy.
In 1954, her health began to fail. Her brother (the late Ernest Williams) took over the dairy's management, and then the business was sold to Sunset Farms.
Friends of Mrs. Leenhouts Raup called at Murphy Funeral Home, 1961 Ridge Road, Ontario, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 and 23. A Funeral Service was held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the North Ontario United Methodist Church, Furnaceville Cemetery. (The Webster Herald., October 04, 1995)
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