Adolph and Lucille Leistiko

Adolph William "Bus" Leistiko, son of Adolph and Tina Leistiko, was born July 21, 1915 Anaconda, Montana. Bus attended school in Anaconda, and went to work for the Anaconda Copper Mining Company as a Smelterman.

Lucille Marie Bailey, daughter of Thomas and Amelia (Allen) Bailey, was born in 1917 in Butte, Montana.

Bus and Lucille were married in 1934 had one child:

Austin Eugene Leistiko Born in 1935.

Bus and Lucille were divorced in 1935.

Austin Leistiko and parents
Austin Leistiko with parents Bus and Lucille Leistiko
Austin Leistiko - Circa '36 - '37
Austin Leistiko - Circa '36 - '37
Lucille (Bailey) Leistiko
Lucille (Bailey) Leistiko


Adolph and Rose Leistiko

Adolph and Rose Leistiko
Adolph and Rose Leistiko

Rose Charlotte Richards, daughter of Charles Norman and Eliza Jane (Harris) Richards, was born in 1914 in McGill, Nevada. Bus remarried to Rose and they had 5 children, all born in Anaconda:

Arleen Louise LeistikoBorn March 12, 1938.
Sharon Rose LeistikoBorn in 1940.
Norman William LeistikoBorn in 1941.
Sandy Lee LeistikoBorn in 1943.
Susan Kaye LeistikoAlso born in 1943. Sandy and Susan were twins.

Their daughter Arlene married Richard Chambers and had 5 children: sons Richard and Charles ("Rocky"), and daughters Vicky, Lisa, and Tana. At the time of her death in Anaconda, Arlene and Richard had 6 grandchildren. Her obituary mentioned that Arlene worked several years at the Montana State Hospital in the '60s, then worked for 22 years at the Park Cafe. In later life she worked at various nursing facilities.


Roy and Rose Bailey

Bus died in 1950, and Rose remarried to Roy Bailey. Roy was Lucille Bailey's brother. Roy and Rose had one child:

Laroy Wayne BaileyBorn in 1953.

Rose's 75th birthday gathering
Rose's 75th birthday gathering - 1989 Anaconda
From left: Laroy Wayne Bailey, the twins Susan and Sandy Leistiko, then Arlene, Sharon, and Norman Leistiko.



First published December 26, 2001. Last revised December 26, 2001. If you have comments, corrections or additional information or pictures you would like to contribute, feel free to contact Dave Nims.