Submitted by: Dan Rich

Robert E. B. Leyba

Sept. 3, 1922 - Aug. 7, 2004

South Bend Tribune 8/10/2004

Robert E. B. Leyba, 81, of Granger, Ind., passed away of natural causes on Saturday, Aug. 7, in Marion General Hospital, Marion, Ind. He was born Sept. 3, 1922, in Anton Chico, N.M., to the late Benedict and Sarafina (Baca) Leyba. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Ernest and Benedict Leyba.

Left to cherish his memory are his children: daughters, Linda Bjoraas of Mishawaka, Ind., and Lisa Leyba of South Bend, Ind.; and sons, Daniel S. (Allyson) Leyba, David Leyba of South Bend and Robert H. Leyba of Granger; grandchildren, Daryl Bjoraas, April Bradley (Jim Coder), Angel Brown of South Bend, Nicholas and Brendan Leyba of South Bend, Gabrielle, Kathryn and Beaumont Leyba of Granger; great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Kierra, Dylan and Gage; and a sister, Bernice Cook (Raymond) of Elkhart, Ind.

Mr. Leyba retired as a foreman in the Brake and Steering Division of Bendix Corp. He proudly served in the USMC 4th Marine Division and participated in action in the Marshall Islands on Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima. During his tour he received three Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. Mr. Leyba belonged to VFW Post 9820, DAV, American Legion, South Bend Moose Lodge #58, and formerly the Elkhart Elks Lodge.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, in the Welsheimer North Funeral Home, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend, where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or to the Diabetes Association.