Luke Q. Leatham

Luke Q. Leatham, of Webster, became an angel unexpectedly on Thursday, February 16, 2017.  Luke had just celebrated his 1st birthday on January 11th. Luke was born in Worcester, a son to Joseph P. Leatham, Jr. of Worcester and Danielle L. Stidsen of Webster.  He was a happy baby boy that filled his family’s life with immense happiness and joy. Luke loved to make you smile, play with his trucks and cuddle with his family. He was always inquisitive and loved spending time with his sister who he cherished, especially when it came to early morning play sessions which entailed being pushed around the house in his walker or simply bugging her to play with him. Besides his parents, Luke is survived by a sister, Aleeah  A. Leatham of Webster; a brother, Joseph E. Leatham of Worcester; his maternal grandparents, Gregory and Diane (Young) Stidsen of Shrewsbury; his paternal grandparents, Joseph P. Leatham, Sr. and his wife Linda of Marlborough and Tammy Augusto of Worcester; two great grandmothers, Nancy Young and Viola Rodriguez and her husband Edward; his great grandfather, Kenneth Stidsen, Sr. all of Worcester; five uncles, Jamie and Johnny Leatham and Jason Ryan all of Texas, Kyle Geller of Massachusetts and Stefan Stidsen of Connecticut; an aunt, Brianna Leite and her husband Shawn of Methuen; many cousins, great aunts and great uncles. Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Luke’s family on Wednesday February 22, 2017 from 4-7 p.m. with his funeral Service immediately following at 7:00 p.m. in MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME &C HAPEL, 370 Plantation St., Worcester.  Burial will be held privately.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in memory of Luke to: Education fund for Leatham Family c/o Brianna Leite at TD Bank. To share your thoughts, memories and prayers with Luke’s family, please visit his personal guestbook at www.mercadantefuneral.com