Leonard L. Drake

Leonard L. Drake of Coleman, Mich., and Edgartown died at home on Sunday, March 12. He was 76 years old.

Leonard was born in Westport on Nov. 25, 1929. He was married to Kathleen F. Fitzpatrick on Feb. 6, 1965, in Costa Mesa, Calif.

Leonard is survived by his wife, Kathleen; son Matthew of Coleman; stepdaughter Coleen Bissell and stepson Doug Meek of Harrison, Mich.; grandchildren Mark and Andrew Drake, and Angela Meek and Katie Bissell; great-grandchildren Tristen and Michael Bissell; brothers Harris N. and Samuel P. Drake; and sisters Pauline Benton and Edith Bennett of Massachusetts. Leonard was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters.

A memorial service is planned for Leonard's extended family in Edgartown in June, at which time his ashes will be interred in the Drake plot of the Edgartown Cemetery.