December 13, 1952 – June 9, 2025
David W. Leaskey, 72, of Salamanca, NY, died Monday, June 9, 2025 at Olean General Hospital following a short illness.
Born December 13, 1952 in Salamanca, NY, he was the son of the late Edward and Betty Lund Leaskey.
He was a graduate of Salamanca High School, Class of 1971 and earned his Associate’s Degree in Business from Olean Business Institute.
David had been employed with Southern Tier Forest Products and had previously been employed with Norton Sawmill.
He enjoyed taking care of his pets and he was a diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He also loved reading and collecting DVD movies. He had a fascination with the Alamo. He was always busy building a model fort or writing a book about it. Anybody who knew Dave looked forward to his annual Halloween parties. Dave was very thankful to all his friends who stepped up to help him after he lost his leg due to medical issues.
There will be no visitation.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the convenience of the family and will be announced.
Burial will be in Crawford Cemetery, Salamanca, NY.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the O’Rourke & O’Rourke Inc. Funeral Home, 25 River Street, Salamanca, NY.
E-condolences can be sent to orourke.orourkefh@gmail.com or posted to facebook.com/onofh.
