Mary Margaret Leja

Mary Margaret Leja, 50, of Chapline Street, Wheeling, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2002, in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, after a lengthy illness.
She was born Sept. 16, 1952 in Glen Dale, WV, the daughter of the late Paul E. Leja and Jessie Brant Robinson Leja.
She was a former school teacher for the Catholic school systems, and attended St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Wheeling.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Ann Rhoades, in 1992. Surviving are two sisters, Rita Howard and her husband, George "Tim" of Ravenna, Ohio, and Paulette Schott and her husband, Fred of Benwood; three nephews, Tim Howard, and Don and Greg Rhoades; five nieces, Lorrie Lindner, Lisa Howard, Dawn Schott, Sharon Howard and Karen Stern.
Friends received Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 214 Marshall St., McMechen, where a vigil service will be held at 8:15 p.m. Thursday. Funeral liturgy with Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Condron as celebrant. Interment in Greenlawn Cemetery, Moundsville. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.