•Lechner, Hadrian Blair, of North Chili, age 94, died December 23, 2014 after a brief illness. He was educated at Spring Arbor College, Michigan State Normal College, and Boston University. He served in the US Navy during World War II. He was employed by Eastman Kodak Company and by Bausch & Lomb. He taught at Roberts Wesleyan College and at Rochester Institute of Technology. Mr. Lechner was preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Mary Margaret Sumner; by his brother Myron; and by his sister Eleanor Burr. He is survived by his sister Grace Ryerson; his sons, Joseph and Jonathan; grandchildren, Paul, Dawn and Sarah; and great-granddaughter, Kaleia.
A Celebration of his Life will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Pearce Memorial Church, North Chili. Contributions can be made to Free Methodist World Missions in his memory.
