The Oregonian, Portland, OR., April 19, 1972, page 36

LEO F. KORTH

     Funeral for Leo F. Korth, an architect and a founder of the Oregon Loungers Golf Association, will be at A.J. Rose & Son Chapel. Interment will be in Willamette National Cemetery.
     Mr. Korth died of heart failure in a Portland hospital Monday. He was 55.
     Born Jan. 20, 1917, in Rainier, he had lived in Portland most of his life. He was graduated from Oregon State University.
     Mr. Korth was a veteran of World War II and a member of one of the first Seabee units. He also was a member of Elks Lodge 142.
     He is survived by his wife, Doris; a daughter, Sharon Cook, and a sister, Ann Walton, all of Portland.

(Mr. Korth is actually buried in Portland, but does have a headstone in Balch Cemetery)

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