Leila Louise Ode

Leila Louise Ode, age 100, of Tempe, AZ passed away Sept. 27, 2006. Leila
was born in Mt Union, IA on July 10, 1906. She was a teacher, basketball coach and principal at the high school in Cole Harbor, ND, where she met her late husband Carl Johannes Ode. Most of their married life was spent in Iowa, raising their two daughters; and Leila continued to teach, primarily English to jr. high students. Leila and Carl retired to AZ in 1969, and settled at Friendship Village in Tempe in 1980. Leila loved to travel, play games (which she usually won), and laugh every day. She had a long, wonderful life and she loved every minute of it. Leila is survived by her daughters Chloryce Wiltse, of Evans, GA, and Sondra Koskela, of Phoenix, AZ; sisters Helen Cromer of Sun City Center, FL and Elva DeYarmen of Morning Sun, IA; 5 grandchildren, Mark, Lynn, Cheryl, Steven and Deborah; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Carl, her brother Ronald Gibbs, and her sister Leota Rehn. Memorial services will be held at 10 am, Mon., Oct. 2, 2006, at King of Glory Lutheran Church, 2085 E. Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ. Arrangements entrusted to Lakeshore Mortuary.