Background
Leeson, Janet Caroline Tollefson was born on May 23, 1933 in L"Anse, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Harold Arnold and Sylvia Aino (Makikangas) Tollefson.
cake specialties company executive
Leeson, Janet Caroline Tollefson was born on May 23, 1933 in L"Anse, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Harold Arnold and Sylvia Aino (Makikangas) Tollefson.
Student, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1970—1976. Graduate, Wilton School Cake Decorating, Woodridge, Illinois, 1974. Graduate, Cosmopolitan School Business, Chicago, 1980.
Manager Peak Service Cleaners, Chicago, 1959. Co-owner Ra-Ja-Lee television, Harvey, 1961-1966. Founder, head foreign trade department Wilton Enterprises, Chicago, 1969-1975.
Teacher cake decorating J.C. Penney Company, Matteson, 1975. Office manager Pat Carpenter Associates, Highland, Indiana, 1975. President cake supplies and cake sculpture and decorating company Leeson's Party Cakes, Inc., Tinley Park, Illinois, from 1975.
Lecturer in field.
Active Boy Scouts American and Girl Scouts United States, 1957-1963. Board directors Whittier Parent-Teachers Association, 1962-1970, South Suburban Parkinson's Support Group, since 1983. Advisory board Suburban Parkinson's Support Group, since 1983.
Active Bremen Township Republican Committee. Member International Cake Exploration Society (charter, Outstanding Member Illinois 1984), Retail Bakers American, Chicago Area Retail Bakers Association (1st place in regional midwest wedding cake competition 1978, 80, 1st place national 1982, others), American Business Women's Association (chapter publicity chairman, hospitality chairman 1982-1983, membership chairman 1988-1990, Woman of Year 1986), Ingalls Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Lupus Foundation American.
Children by previous marriage: Warren Scott, Debra Delores. Married Raymond Harry Leeson, May 20, 1961 (deceased January 2002). 1 child, Barry Raymond.