Leonard Jacob Gruss, son of Henry, was born on July 23, 1910 at Benton Harbor, Michigan. He died on February 12, 1980 at Benton Harbor, Michigan. He was buried on February 15, 1980 in North Shore Memory Garden at Hagar Shore, Michigan. He was a machinist by profession having worked for thirty-seven years (September 22, 1938 to February 28, 1975) at New Products Corporation in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Leonard completed only eight years of schooling and worked as a farmhand prior to starting his career as a machinist.
