Agnes Leone

Agnes Cecilia (Darko) Leone passed away peacefully from her residence in Montgomery,
Texas to be at home with the Dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 27,
2010. She was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1931, the daughter of the
late Frank J. and Elizabeth C. (Shuki) Darko. She was a member of the Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in Conroe, Texas.
Agnes loved everyone and did what she could to help and understand them Her passion was cooking and baking, especially new recipes. (No one ever went away hungry). She also loved gardening and grew the most beautiflul roses. She studied ikebana, the art of flower arranging, in Japan and painted many oil paintings which are displayed in her home. She traveled around the world and moved her family and her home many times to wherever her late husband, Jim, was transferred by Singer Sewing Machine Company. This included Japan, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico. She resided in Puerto Rico for 32 years. She was instrumental in creating a motorcycle and boat business where she worked with her late husband retiring in 2000 in Montgomery, Texas.
Agnes was preceded in death by her late husband, James, in 2002. They were married 51 years. Surviving are four loving daughters: Sandra Pellenz of Spring. Texas, Dianne Heckathorn and husband Michael of Midland, Cleorgia, Victona Leone Smith of Kissirnmee, Florida, and Kathleen Leone and husband Gregg Neitzke of Caniano Island, Washington. She is also survived by five grandchildren and two great grandchildren:
Daryl Pellenz, Brian and William Hawkins, Joel and Heather Smith and Danan and Devin Pellenz. She will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by all including her sisters Hilda and husband John Martino, Nancy Fauth, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received at the Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 North
Main Street, Greensburg, PA on Saturday, from 6:00 to 8;00 P.M. and on
Sunday, from 2:00 a�" 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. A prayer service will be
held at 9:00 am. Monday, in the funeral home with a Mass following at
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral 300 N. Main St. Greensburg at 9:30 AM.
Entombment will follow at Twin Valley
Memorial Park .
Terence L. Graft funeral director entrusted with the arrangements.
For online condolences and information please visit our website at www.kepplegraft.com

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