SUSAN J. PERL

SUSAN J. (LEAMON) PERL, 76, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Susie, the daughter of Betty and John Leamon, graduated from North Side High School and IU of Fort Wayne with an Associate's degree in Graphic Design. She created two mastodons: Elvis, "Bigga Hunka Love" located at Sweetwater and "The Tourist" located at Science Central) in celebration of IPFW's 40th Anniversary. She enjoyed her years working as a designer and donated her talents to Unity Performing Arts. Her fine art was exhibited at Artlink, among others. She is survived by her husband, Mike Perl; son, Tom Leadbetter; stepchildren, Mona Perl and Joe Perl; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild; siblings, Mark (Marcy) Leamon and Linda Schenkel; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Casey Leadbetter. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date.