Lake Forest Obituary: Christiane Leone

The following obituary is courtesy of Wenban Funeral Home.

Christiane Leone, beloved wife of Kenneth Leone, dear sister of Edward Friedlander, M.D of Mississippi and sister-in-law of Karen A. Leone, M.D. of Lake Forest.

A memorial visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Wenban Funeral Home, 320 Vine Ave., Lake Forest, IL. Services private.

Flowers are welcomed or memorials may be made to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, 660 N. Westmoreland, Lake Forest, IL 60045 (www.nm.org) or American Cancer Society, 100 Tri-state International, Ste. 125, Lincolnshire, IL 60069 (www.cancer.org) Info 847.234-0022. www.wenbanfh.com.

Chris was not only a loving, caring and devoted wife, she was a delightful, beautiful and intelligent person. She was an independent thinker who often had a unique perspective on the world around her. She was also an animal lover, tireless volunteer, extraordinary knitter, talented chef, voracious reader, frequent traveler and advocate for women. Chris served for many years as a dedicated local and state officer in the American Association of University Women, helping promote women’s education and opportunity.

She made many friends and greatly enjoyed being a volunteer for almost 10 years at Lake Forest Hospital. She was proud of her involvement and found her work satisfying and fulfilling.

Chris liked to travel, but most of all she had countless friends there in both the local and the expatriate community. She adopted and trained a Mexican street dog, Solo Veno who has been a long resident of Lake Forest. He was her constant companion, especially during her illness.Chris was a flower gardener who always had blooms decorating our home. She delighted in showing her garden to visitors and friends and knew plants by their Latin names. In her youth, she delighted in learning greenhouse gardening from her grandparents and mother.