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Amanda Marie 'Mandy' (Robertson) Leis

Amanda Marie ‘Mandy’ (Robertson) Leis

April 14, 1977-Jan. 4, 2022

 

Amanda Marie “Mandy” (Robertson) Leis, of Buffalo, Indiana, formerly of Colfax, Indiana, died unexpectedly in her home Jan. 4, 2022.

Amanda was born April 14, 1977, in Frankfort, a daughter of Dan and Jeanna (Good) Robertson, both of Colfax.

On Oct. 13, 2007, she was married to Jeremy Leis. He survives.

Amanda was a 1995 graduate of Western Boone High School. She attended Indiana State University, Terra Haute, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology in 1999. She worked more than 20 years for the Indiana Department of Corrections, serving several positions and earning many awards, including Counselor of the Year in 2021.

She was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Beta Pi Chapter and served the Buffalo Christmas Light Committee and Buffalo Daze Board.

Survivors include: husband Jeremy Leis, Buffalo; daughter Autumn Leis, Buffalo; parents, Dan and Jeanna (Good) Robertson, Colfax; sister Melissa (Derek) Johnson, Daphne, Alabama; brother Joseph Robertson, Muncie; grandmothers, Nellie Robertson and Sue Good, both of Mulberry; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dick “Otto” and Pat Leis, Buffalo; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Robert Good and Charles “Dan” Robertson; and aunt Carla Jane (Robertson) Wollenhaupt.

Funeral services were conducted Jan. 10 at Miller-Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello. A celebration of life memorial will be conducted at a later date for local family and friends.

Memorial contributions may be mailed to P.O. Box 291, Buffalo, IN 47925, to establish an education fund for her daughter, Autumn.

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