Max LeiterSOUTH WHITLEY – Max Charles Leiter, 100, formerly of Sidney, died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at Miller’s at Oak Pointe, Columbia City, where he was a resident since March 2021.
He was born April 14, 1922, in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, to Charles and Flossie Johnson Leiter.
Enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corp, he trained as a B-17 bombardier. He was assigned to the 8th Air Force, 487th Bomb Group in Lavenham, England. Flying 35 harrowing missions over Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge, the group was instrumental in the Allied victory. Returning to the states, he was sent to Texas to train new bombardiers. Shortly after arriving, victory over Japan occurred. He was honorably discharged. Given the opportunity to join the newly formed U.S. Air Force Reserves, he served until 1982, retiring as a major.
On May 11, 1946, he married Doris I. Raypole; she died May 19, 2022.
A graveside service is noon Saturday at the South Whitley Cemetery. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until departing to the cemetery, at Smith & Sons Miller Chapel, South Whitley.
Preferred memorials are to the Humane Society of Whitley County.
Condolences may be sent to www.smithandsonsfuneralhome.com.
