1915
Leon
2010
Leon Obituary
December 25, 1915 — June 2, 2010
Leon Eugene Morse, who came to Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project and made his home here for six decades, died on June 2 at Suburban Hospital in Rockville, MD. He was 95. He had moved to Maryland in late April.
The son of Hungarian immigrants, Mr. Morse was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 25, 1915. The fact that he was Jewish, born on Christmas, and had a first name that spelled backwards was "Noel" was once the subject of "Ridge Runners," a longstanding column in The Oak Ridger.
He attended Erasmus Hall School and was the only member of his family to graduate from college, receiving a B.S. in Chemistry from Brooklyn College in 1936. Drafted into the Army, he met Reda Bizinsky while stationed in Atlanta and married her on May 1, 1945. He was posted to Oak Ridge and continued to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a chemist and later a technical editor, until his retirement in 1980.
Mr. Morse and his wife were among the original members of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge. Mr. Morse was active in study groups and was one of the "regulars" at Saturday morning services. After his wife's death in 1996, he continued her tradition of baking sponge cakes for synagogue events.
Mr. Morse is survived by his daughters, all graduates of Oak Ridge High School: Jane Morse of Laurel MD; Linda Chweiroth of Columbia, MD; and Elizabeth Morse of Homewood IL, sons-in-laws David Jakob and Jeff Makos, and four grandchildren: Isaac Makos and Vivien Makos of Homewood, IL, Brian Chwieroth of Ellicott City MD and Jeffrey Chwieroth annd his wife Katie of London UK
Funeral services will be Monday June 6, 2011 at 10 a.m at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home.
The son of Hungarian immigrants, Mr. Morse was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 25, 1915. The fact that he was Jewish, born on Christmas, and had a first name that spelled backwards was "Noel" was once the subject of "Ridge Runners," a longstanding column in The Oak Ridger.
He attended Erasmus Hall School and was the only member of his family to graduate from college, receiving a B.S. in Chemistry from Brooklyn College in 1936. Drafted into the Army, he met Reda Bizinsky while stationed in Atlanta and married her on May 1, 1945. He was posted to Oak Ridge and continued to work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as a chemist and later a technical editor, until his retirement in 1980.
Mr. Morse and his wife were among the original members of the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge. Mr. Morse was active in study groups and was one of the "regulars" at Saturday morning services. After his wife's death in 1996, he continued her tradition of baking sponge cakes for synagogue events.
Mr. Morse is survived by his daughters, all graduates of Oak Ridge High School: Jane Morse of Laurel MD; Linda Chweiroth of Columbia, MD; and Elizabeth Morse of Homewood IL, sons-in-laws David Jakob and Jeff Makos, and four grandchildren: Isaac Makos and Vivien Makos of Homewood, IL, Brian Chwieroth of Ellicott City MD and Jeffrey Chwieroth annd his wife Katie of London UK
Funeral services will be Monday June 6, 2011 at 10 a.m at Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home.
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