Virginia M. Leone

Virginia M. Leone, 85, a resident of Grove Manor, formerly of Boyers, died early Monday morning at Butler Memorial Hospital. She will be sadly missed but she is now with her Lord.

A daughter of Lloyd and Olive Simpson Hooks she was born in Boyers on April 12, 1929. Virginia was a graduate of Grove City High School.

Mrs. Leone retired after 29 years of service to the Moniteau School District where she served as a baker in the food service department.

She was a lifelong active member of the Boyers United Methodist Church. Over the years she served the church in many capacities including Sunday school teacher and serving as a trustee. Always busy Virginia enjoyed cooking and baking, sewing, playing the piano, solving puzzles and finding the time to read hundreds of books each year.
On July 26, 1947 she married Benjamin R. Leone who survives along with a son Douglas Leone of Boyers, a daughter Amy Morgan and her husband Alan of Slippery Rock, 2 grandchildren Jennifer Dietrich of Monument, CO and Jason Morgan and his wife Laura of Green Mountain Falls, Co and three great-grandchildren Owen, Liam and Nolen. Also surviving is a sister Mildred Verbonitz of Boyers.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and three sisters infant Dorothy, Mary Catherine Richards and Shirley Hughes.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Jamison Funeral Home. There will be no public visitation.

Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at the Boyers United Methodist Church, 937 Cemetery Rd., Boyers with the Rev. Kathryn Reitz, pastor of the church, officiating.

Memorial donations may be made to the Boyers United Methodist Church, PO Box 124, Boyers, PA 16020.