Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

RACHEL CLAIRE LEEK

Rachel Claire Leek, 20, passed away Oct. 16, 2009, in Topeka, Kan., as a result of a hit-and-run accident in Lawrence, Kan. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 16000 W. 143rd, Olathe, Kan. with visitation following until 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, also at Prince of Peace Catholic Church. Interment will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fort Scott, Kan. The family suggests memorials to the Catholic Charities Food Pantry, 333 E. Poplar Street, Olathe, Kan. 66061.

Rachel was born May 30, 1989, in Olathe, to James and Sandra Leek. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 2007, and went on to attend both Johnson County Community College, and the University of Kansas. Rachel was currently employed with Wheatfield's Bakery in Lawrence.

She is survived by her parents, James and Sandra Leek, five brothers; Ernest, Andrew, Thomas, Alex and Patrick, and five sisters; Esther Leek-Veitch, Anne Leek, Mary Leek-Stolz, Jane Leek and Angela Leek, aunts and uncle Carol and John Krieger, and Susan Sulkey, and one nephew, Clovis James Leek-Veitch. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Hollis and Ernestine Leek, of Fort Scott, Kan., and Joe and Josephine Sulkey, of St. Louis, Mo. To leave a message for the family, please visit www.PenwellgabelOlathe.com.

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