Leanne Peck Ward

August 1, 1939 - August 25, 2025 (age 86)

Leanne Peck Ward, 86, passed away on August 25, 2025, of causes incidental to age.

She will be remembered as a hardworking, dedicated, and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Leanne was born August 1, 1939, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the daughter of Twila Gagon Peck and Donald Melvin Peck. She grew up in Pioche, Nevada, but the family later returned to Salt Lake City.

She left high school at age 17 to marry John Philip Chesley in the Salt Lake Temple. They divorced and Leanne was left with four young sons to rear on her own. She later married Lyle Talbot, who brought two daughters to the family and she and Lyle had another daughter together. She and Lyle later also divorced, and in September 2003, Leanne married the true love of he