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Helen Faye Stewart Leonardelli

Birth	:	8 Mar 1912 Adair, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
Death	:	6 Feb 2012 Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, La Plata County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.2752700, -107.8873800
Plot	:	Block 9
Description	:	Durango resident Helen Faye Leonardelli died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Durango. She was one month shy of her 100th birthday. Mrs. Leonardelli was born to Samuel and Abbie Stewart on March 8, 1912, in Adair, Okla. The Stewart family moved to Grand Junction after Mr. Stewart contracted tuberculosis. She was one of seven children and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1929. On June 29, 1939, she married Horace Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan died in June 1951. In April 1955, she married Leo Leonardelli in Durango at her sister Bettie Gregg's house. Mrs. Gregg died at... Read More	Durango resident Helen Faye Leonardelli died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Durango. She was one month shy of her 100th birthday. Mrs. Leonardelli was born to Samuel and Abbie Stewart on March 8, 1912, in Adair, Okla. The Stewart family moved to Grand Junction after Mr. Stewart contracted tuberculosis. She was one of seven children and graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1929. On June 29, 1939, she married Horace Buchanan. Mr. Buchanan died in June 1951. In April 1955, she married Leo Leonardelli in Durango at her sister Bettie Gregg's house. Mrs. Gregg died at 106 in 2011. Mr. Leonardelli died in 1958. Mrs. Leonardelli lived in Durango in the 1960s while working for the Vanadium Corp. of America. She lived many different places throughout her life, including Norwood, Delta, Edmonton, Alberta and Pennsylvania. In 1977, after 23 years of service, she retired from Foote Mineral in Exton, Pa., where she worked in the executive offices for 10 years. She returned to Durango at that time and had lived here since then. Mrs. Leonardelli served on the Manna Soup Kitchen Board and was active in Rebekah Lodge and Eastern Star. She belonged to the Altar Guild at St. Mark's Episcopal Church and was a member of the Daughters of the King. Mrs. Leonardelli was preceded in death by her husband of 12 years, Horace Buchanan; and husband of three years, Leo Leonardelli. She is survived by her sons Joel Buchanan of Durango and Jay Buchanan of Rifle; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Hood Mortuary Chapel, 1261 East Third Ave. A funeral will be held after the visitation at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave., in Durango. Burial will occur at Greenmount Cemetery after the service. Published by The Durango Herald on Feb. 8, 2012. Suggested edit: Sister 223565172, brother 99279874 Contributor: Tracy Rutledge (50943670)

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Helen Faye Stewart Leonardelli's memorial is located at: Greenmount Cemetery, Durango, La Plata County, USA.
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Helen Faye Stewart Leonardelli death on 6 Feb 2012 in Durango, La Plata County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 37.2752700
Longitude: -107.8873800

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel H Stewart

(1879 - 1929)

Spouse

Sgt Leno Joseph Leonardelli

(1910 - 1958)

Siblings

Bettie L Stewart Gregg

(1905 - 2011)

Everett F Stewart

(1916 - 2009)

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