She graduated Classen High School in 1953 and went on to achieve many things in her life. She married Carl Kessler on June 5, 1953 and they had three wonderful children.
She was a member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church and stayed very busy in her community. She loved to play golf in her spare time.
Leah was the co-owner of C&G Home Services in Edmond for 40 years, the director of Downtown Edmond Merchants Association, former president of Edmond’s Liberty Fest, and organizer of A Taste of Edmond.
Leah was a member of many organizations including Edmond Historical Society, Edmond Chamber of Commerce. She was active in the Edmond community for many years, being a part of such events as Edmond’s Liberty Fest, Edmonds Festival of Lights and Taste of Edmond. She was very involved in the promotion of Lyric Theatre in Oklahoma City and as a youth sponsor at the Chapel Hill Methodist Church of OKC. Leah’s proudest moment was when an Edmond newspaper deemed her “Edmond’s Event Planning Queen.”
Her parents and a sister Retha Jeane preceded her in death. Leah is survived by her husband Carl Kessler and her children Holly and husband Lonnie Heim of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Tracey Custer of Dallas, Texas, Tod and wife Christy Kessler of Prosper, Texas; grandchildren Natalie Barnes and husband Beau, Nicholas Heim and wife Amie, Christopher Heim and wife Kaylee, Cameron Custer, Brandon Kessler and wife Jessica, Austin Kessler; great grandchildren Owen, Eleanor, Lorelei and Isla as well as many loved ones and friends.
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