Married Marjorie Jean Lynn, 27 June 1953
Leonard C. Backstrom, 76, of Collinsburg, West Newton, died Monday, May 6, 2002, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. Born Oct. 16, 1925, in Collinsburg, he was a son of the late Thomas and Magdaline (Hoffman) Backstrom. Mr. Backstrom was retired from Fort Pitt Steel and Casting in McKeesport. He was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Rostraver Township and an honorary member of the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Lynn) Backstrom; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank T. and Sonya (King) Backstrom of Collinsburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Jerry Secrist of Collinsburg; a stepdaughter, Norma Rodgers of Somerset; three brothers, Willard Backstrom of Lady Lake, Fla., Paul Backstrom of West Newton and Donald Backstrom of Fayette City; a sister, Vae Krawczyk of Parma, Ohio; two grandchildren, Kristen and Justin Secrist; and four stepgrandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Daryl Asprey. Friends received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Family and friends will meet at the Olive Branch Baptist Church, Rostraver Township, for a funeral service Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Norman Melser officiating. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery. The Collinsburg Fire Company will hold a service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Leonard C. Backstrom, 76, of Collinsburg, West Newton, died Monday, May 6, 2002, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. Born Oct. 16, 1925, in Collinsburg, he was a son of the late Thomas and Magdaline (Hoffman) Backstrom. Mr. Backstrom was retired from Fort Pitt Steel and Casting in McKeesport. He was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Rostraver Township and an honorary member of the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Lynn) Backstrom; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank T. and Sonya (King) Backstrom of Collinsburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Jerry Secrist of Collinsburg; a stepdaughter, Norma Rodgers of Somerset; three brothers, Willard Backstrom of Lady Lake, Fla., Paul Backstrom of West Newton and Donald Backstrom of Fayette City; a sister, Vae Krawczyk of Parma, Ohio; two grandchildren, Kristen and Justin Secrist; and four stepgrandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Daryl Asprey. Friends received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Family and friends will meet at the Olive Branch Baptist Church, Rostraver Township, for a funeral service Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Norman Melser officiating. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery. The Collinsburg Fire Company will hold a service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Married Marjorie Jean Lynn, 27 June 1953
Leonard C. Backstrom, 76, of Collinsburg, West Newton, died Monday, May 6, 2002, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. Born Oct. 16, 1925, in Collinsburg, he was a son of the late Thomas and Magdaline (Hoffman) Backstrom. Mr. Backstrom was retired from Fort Pitt Steel and Casting in McKeesport. He was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Rostraver Township and an honorary member of the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Lynn) Backstrom; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank T. and Sonya (King) Backstrom of Collinsburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Jerry Secrist of Collinsburg; a stepdaughter, Norma Rodgers of Somerset; three brothers, Willard Backstrom of Lady Lake, Fla., Paul Backstrom of West Newton and Donald Backstrom of Fayette City; a sister, Vae Krawczyk of Parma, Ohio; two grandchildren, Kristen and Justin Secrist; and four stepgrandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Daryl Asprey. Friends received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Family and friends will meet at the Olive Branch Baptist Church, Rostraver Township, for a funeral service Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Norman Melser officiating. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery. The Collinsburg Fire Company will hold a service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Leonard C. Backstrom, 76, of Collinsburg, West Newton, died Monday, May 6, 2002, in Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. Born Oct. 16, 1925, in Collinsburg, he was a son of the late Thomas and Magdaline (Hoffman) Backstrom. Mr. Backstrom was retired from Fort Pitt Steel and Casting in McKeesport. He was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Rostraver Township and an honorary member of the Collinsburg Volunteer Fire Company. He is survived by his wife, Jean (Lynn) Backstrom; a son and daughter-in-law, Frank T. and Sonya (King) Backstrom of Collinsburg; a daughter and son-in-law, Robin and Jerry Secrist of Collinsburg; a stepdaughter, Norma Rodgers of Somerset; three brothers, Willard Backstrom of Lady Lake, Fla., Paul Backstrom of West Newton and Donald Backstrom of Fayette City; a sister, Vae Krawczyk of Parma, Ohio; two grandchildren, Kristen and Justin Secrist; and four stepgrandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Daryl Asprey. Friends received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township. Family and friends will meet at the Olive Branch Baptist Church, Rostraver Township, for a funeral service Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Norman Melser officiating. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery. The Collinsburg Fire Company will hold a service Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
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