Florida man gets back wallet taken in Ohio in 1949; was found in an attic by home renovator

Man reunited with wallet after more than 60 years

GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ohio — A man who renovates old homes in Ohio has found and returned the wallet lost by a Florida man more than 60 years ago.

Jerry Busch says he was putting in wiring four years ago when he found Henry Leland’s wallet in the rafters of a house in Geneva-on-the-Lake, 45 miles northeast of Cleveland.

Eighty-one-year-old Leland says the wallet was stolen during a weekend he spent in the area in 1949.

Busch did some detective work to find the wallet’s owner but then set the matter aside. Recently, his wife got curious, did an Internet search based on the identification in the wallet, and tracked Leland to Florida.

Last week, Jerry and LuAnn Busch made a winter getaway to Fort Myers, Fla., and met Leland to return his property. He says seeing it again was amazing.

Information from: The Star-Beacon, www.starbeacon.com