Leda Jo Leary
Leda Jo Leary, 78, of Greenfield, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at St. Vincent Hospice. She was born Dec. 4, 1937, in Illinois, to the late Donald and Katherine (Harrelson) Fink.
Leda had a distinguished career as a Deputy Assessor of Center Township for 39 years. She also worked for Fort Harrison Finance Center for 7 years. She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church where she was a Eucharistic minister. She was also a member of numerous organizations including the Red Hat Dollies, Lilac Club, Rosary Guild, Solidarity Club, and a bible study group. Leda was an avid reader, crochet enthusiast, and also made rosaries.
She is survived by her son, Stephen Leary of Greenfield; daughter, Julie (Jeff) Heichel of Michigan; sisters, Violet Day of Illinois and Anne Dillard of Greenfield; nephew, Ricky (Inez) Fink of Greenfield; grandchildren, Justin (Bethany) Leary, Amanda (Ryan) Brittain, Dan Heichel, James Heichel and great-grandson, Jeremy.
Preceding her in death are her parents and her brothers; Billy R. Fink and Michael S. Reynolds.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel, 1780 West Main Street, Greenfield. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Church Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Burial will immediately follow at Park Cemetery, Greenfield.
Memorial contributions in honor of Leda may be made to the American Heart Association, 6500 Technology Center Drive #100, Indianapolis, Indiana 46077.
Online condolences may be shared at stillinger family.com.
