Obituary of Leland Houghton

Leland "Lee" D. Houghton, 78, of Beach Park, IL died on Thursday, January 5, 2012 at James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago. Lee was born June 2, 1933 in Novinger, MO and has lived in the Waukegan area for the past 60 years. He was a member of Community Christian Church of Waukegan. Lee worked as a mechanic for various auto dealerships in this area. He belonged to Ambassadors CMA motorcycle group and he had a strong passion for restoring old cars. He was especially fond of his 1941 Chevy. Survivors include his wife Angie; children David (Trish) Houghton of Castro Valley, CA and Richard (Monica) Houghton of Pleasant Hill, CA; step-children Kelly (Randy) Piwoni of Kenosha, WI, Ron Lipp of Bismark, ND, Scott (Marina) Lipp of Round Lake Beach, IL, and Kendra Lipp of Bismark, ND; two grandchildren Keith and Jessica; nine step-grandchildren Melissa, Justin, Ryan, Kayla, Emily, Kayley, Aleeah, Chris, and Darlin; his sister Marjorie (Eldon) Bausell of Kirksville, MO; one nephew Everett (Beverly) Frady of Kirksville, MO and his children Amos (April) Frady and Kelly (Jason) Knipp, both of Kirsksville, MO. He was preceded in death by his father and mother Gival and Rita Houghton. Visitation will be Sunday, January 8, 2012, from 4:00 until 5:00 p.m. at Community Christian Church, 1400 Yorkhouse Road, Waukegan, followed by a funeral service at 5:00 p.m. with Pastor Tim Knight officiating. Interment will be Monday, January 9th, at 11:00 a.m. at Pineview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations to either the American Lung Association or the American Cancer Society in his memory have been suggested.