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==Leask family==
William Leask, Sr. was a carpenter and builder. See [[Who's Who at Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO#Hayward family|Who's Who at Troost Avenue Gospel Hall]] for more detail on William Jr.'s sister Alice and her family.
* William Leask, Sr. (b. 1855 South Shelds, South Tyneside, [[Tyne and Wear, England|Tyne and Wear, Eng.]] - d. 1940 Dunkerton, IA)
* 1st wife: Elizabeth Harrison Hewison Leask (b. 1859 Grindley, Westray, Orkney Islands, Scot. - d. 1902 Mason City, IA)
** William Hewison Leask, Jr. '''+1922+''' (b. 1882 Portsmouth, [[Hampshire, England]]; emig. 1884; d. 1972 Clarendon Hills, IL). Wife: Edith Maude McLeod Leask '''+1922+''' (b. 1880 Oro Twp., Simcoe, [[Ontario|ON]] - d. 1953 Waterloo, IA), daughter of Malcolm James McLeod (b. 1853 Oro, ON - d. 1926 Simcoe Co., ON) & Margaret Rutherford Litster McLeod (b. 1856 Oro, ON - d. 1928 Orillia, ON).
*** Margaret Elizabeth Leask Dunkerton '''+1922+''' (1913-1992 Waterloo, ON). Husband (1935 Waterloo, IA): Howard Glenroy Dunkerton (1911-1981 Waterloo, ON), son of John M. Dunkerton (b. 1880 Dunkerton, IA - d. 1951 Des Moines, IA) & Florence Josephine Matthews Dunkerton (b. 1878 Linn Co., KS; m. 1935 Waterloo, IA; d. 1965 Des Moines, IA). Their wedding was officiated by the pastor of Burton Ave. Baptist of Waterloo.
**** Margaret Lynne Dunkerton Ahrenholz (b. 1936 Waterloo, IA - '''d. 2020''' Wheaton, IL). Husband: Dr. Donald James Ahrenholz (b. 1934 Waterloo, IA - '''d. 2019''' Wheaton, IL), son of Uke Ahrenholz (b. 1890 Petkum, Germany - d. 1975 Waterloo, IA) & Tjaaktje Oudekerk Ahrenhoz (b. 1899 Midwolda, Netherlands - d. 1976 Waterloo, IA). Donald attended Drake University & [[Wheaton College]] and graduated from the University of Iowa college of medicine at Iowa City. Margaret graduated Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursing, and Wheaton College. As per his [https://www.newspapers.com/image/603853989 obit], after residencies at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines (general surgery) and Medical College of Wisconsin (plastic surgery), he entered practice in West Point, N.Y. (U.S. Military Academy), then Cedar Falls & Waterloo until retiring in 1998 to Wheaton, Illinois. He served as an elder in churches in Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Wheaton, and on the board of the [https://riverviewministries.com/cfbc/ Cedar Falls Bible Conference], helped bring Logos Bookstores to Cedar Falls, and was a founding member of the Young Life committee in Cedar Falls & Waterloo.
*** Grace Janette Leask '''+1922+''' (b. 1918 Waterloo, IA - d. 2008 Carol Stream, Chicago, DuPage, IL). As per her [https://www.newspapers.com/image/26987110 obit], Grace graduated from the [https://uni.edu/ University of Northern Iowa] with a bachelor's degree in teaching in 1940, and a master's degree in clothing and textiles from [https://msu.edu/ Michigan State University]. She taught high school in Milwaukee, [[Wisconsin]] for over 30 years, and was a longtime member of [[Wauwautosa Community Chapel, WI]], and [[Bethany Chapel, Wheaton, IL]]. She donated many hours to decorate and landscape at [https://www.covlivingwindsorpark.org/ Windsor Park Manor].
** George Dowell Leask
** Murdoch Leask - killed by lightning as a teenager.
** Eddie Leask
** Robina Leask Dunkerton. Husband: O.R. Dunkerton. @ Yonkers, NY assembly.
** Barbara Leask Dunkerton-Otzen
** Elizabeth Leask Hermann. Husband from WGH. ** Mary Leask Hollopeter. Husband: Glen Hollopeter.** Catherine Leask Simpson. Husband: Albert N. Simpson.* 2nd wife: Alice Ramsay Kerr Leask (b. UK). Met in the UK. ** Ruth Alice Leask Hayward. Husband: Bill Hayward. See [[Who's Who at Troost Avenue Gospel Hall, KCMO]]. ** Agnes Julia Leask Ross. Husband: Charles W. Ross.
==Matthews family==