Mary H. Leatherman

Mary H. (Landes) Leatherman, 88, of Quakertown, PA; formerly of Bedminster Twp., PA went home to be with the Lord on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Quakertown Center. Mary was the loving wife of the late Ralph D. Leatherman for 35 years. She was born in Franconia Twp., PA to the late Jonas Landes and the late Edna (Halteman) Landes. Mary graduated from Souderton Area High School, class of 1954. She worked as a secretary at Bergey's Garage in Franconia, PA. Once they started a family, Mary worked as a homemaker, baker and housecleaner. She served on the Plumsteadville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary for many years. Prior to her marriage to Ralph, Mary was a member of Franconia Mennonite Church and then became of member of Deep Run Mennonite East Church, where she served faithfully on the kitchen committee for many years as well as singing in the choir. Mary enjoyed working out in her flower beds any chance she could get. She loved to cook, always looking for new recipes to try and especially loved to bake. She was known for her shoo-fly pies, funny cakes, hard tac cake, bread, cinnamon buns and especially her donuts. She would bake all of the items and sell them to Bergey's garage and doctor offices. She would grow many things in her garden, including corn, potatoes, peas and green beans. She would freeze and can as much as she could. Mary also enjoyed traveling. Her goal was to visit every state and would collect magnets and spoons from each state. She loved and really looked forward to her 2-3 weeks trips, twice a year, to Oregon to visit her son and his family. While there, she would bake and help wherever she could. She enjoyed attending church with them and got to know quite a few people there. Mary was also a collector of Longaberger baskets and has quite a collection to pass along to her family. One of Mary's favorite things to do was going to Lancaster, because "it was cheaper in Lancaster". Mary was an independent, determined and strong willed woman, who was very strong in her faith. She is survived by her six children, Gerald L. Leatherman & wife, Christine of Perkasie, PA, Janet D. Ruster & husband, Dale E. of Telford, PA, R. Galen Leatherman & wife, Nancy of Ottsville, PA, Ronald B. Leatherman & wife, Teresa of Albany, OR, Randy S. Leatherman of Ottsville, PA, Julie L. Markley & husband, Christian of Kutztown, PA; her 14 grandchildren – Renee, Bradley, Mitchell, Reese, Peter, Ralph "Zach", Kelly, Miranda, Marie, Greg, Alex, Olivia, Lucianna "Luci" and Samantha "Sami"; and her nine great-grandchildren – Wayne, Tyler, Kiera, Jason, Wyatt, Callahan, Owen, Aaron and Nash. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her two sisters, Edna Geissinger & Verna Hunsberger and her brother, Curtis H. Landes. A visitation will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 from 10:00 am - 11:30 am at Deep Run Mennonite Church East, 350 Kellers Church Road, Bedminster, PA 18910, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 11:30 am. This service will also be livestreamed at: https://youtube.com/live/dDXtWACrk_A?feature=share Burial will take place at Deep Run Mennonite Cemetery East. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: memorial contributions may be made to Ladies Auxiliary c/o Plumsteadville Volunteer Fire Company, 5064 Stump Road, P.O. Box 405, Plumsteadville, PA 18949 or donate online at https://pvfc2420.org/donation/ OR donate to the Alzheimer's Association at http://act.alz.org/goto/julies_journey. Arrangements by: Anders-Detweiler Funeral Home & Crematory, 130 East Broad Street, Souderton, PA 18964. To send online condolences to the family, visit www.andersfh.com.