Background
Leary, Norma Jean Ehrhart was born on March 12, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Wilbur Wenke and Laura Isabelle (Bailey) Ehrhart.
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Leary, Norma Jean Ehrhart was born on March 12, 1926 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Wilbur Wenke and Laura Isabelle (Bailey) Ehrhart.
Student, Flora Stone Mather College, Cleveland, 1944-1945; student, Grove City (Pennsylvania) College, 1945-1946; student, Pittsburgh Museum Institute, 1946-1947.
Assistant organist, Jamestown (Pennsylvania) United Presbyterian Church, 1940-1950; organist, director choir, United Methodist Church, Jamestown, since 1953; radio newscaster, 1965-1974; newspaper reporter, since 1966; owner, operator, Miniatures Shop, Jamestown, since 1988; free-lance writer, contributor, Miniatures Dealer magazine, Jamestown, since 1991. Chairman music committee U. Methodist Church, Jamestown, since 1954, board directors, 1970-1990, director junior choir, since 1991, also program director special events. Teacher Sharon Valley (Pennsylvania) Writer's Guild, 1988, Thiel College, Greenville, Pennsylvania, 1989-1991.
Member Jamestown Study Class, since 1950, Jamestown Republican Women, 1950-1966, Municipal Authority Borough Council, Jamestown, since 1986. Member Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary (president Jamestown chapter 1949), Jamestown History Society (president 1980-1982), Lions (newsletter writer 1967-1970).
Married James William Leary, February 7, 1948. Children: Timothy James, Matthew William, Nathan Ehrhart.