James H. LIEBER

LIEBER James H. James H. Lieber, 84, of Toledo, OH, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2010. Jim was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on April 28, 1925. He left St. Louis in 1943 to join the U.S. Marines, where he served in 4 major battles. Residing in Ft. Lauderdale, FL then later in Sacramento, CA, he began his journey as a professional pianist, entertaining in 1000's of venues all over the country. In 1985 he moved to Toledo to be with his family and continued to perform at Frank Unkle's, FiFi's, Brandywine CC, and numerous other venues, until retirement in 2002. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sinclair and Ruth Lieber; brothers, Sinclair, John, and David Lieber, and sister, Jane, all of St. Louis, MO. James is survived by his 1st wife, Jean Lieber of Maumee, OH and 2nd wife, Helen Tweedy of Paradise, CA; sons, James Lieber (Jill) of Maumee and Jeff Lieber (Anna) of Scottsdale, AZ; daughter, Janice Hehl; stepson, Raymond Sudini (Fiona) of CA; grandchildren, Alexis, Ashley, Aarron, Abrielle, Alyvia , and Alec Lieber, Jason Lieber (Erin) of NJ, Erica, Jacob, and Grace Hehl, and great grand-daughter, Amara Hehl, who all brought endless joy and happiness into his life. We will all miss the jokes, laughter, and beautiful music he blessed us with. A private memorial will be held for the family. To celebrate his life we will also continue to carry on the legacy of being loyal Cardinals fans. The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to all of the staff at Heatherdowns Rehab Center, and additionally to Hospice for making Jim comfortable in his last few weeks. Anyone wishing to make donations may consider Hospice of Northwest Ohio.