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FRANCO, Leanna Dee (Nieman) 1947-2014

FRANCO, NIEMAN, HALL, RAND, DUBIE

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 3/26/2015 at 21:12:11

[Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Wednesday, October 15, 2014]

WATERLOO - Leanna Dee Franco, 66, of Waterloo, died Monday, Oct. 13, 2014, at Covenant Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born Dec. 31, 1947, in Waterloo, daughter of Ralph G. Sr. and Patricia Hall Nieman. She married John Rand III in 1964 in Minnesota and they divorced. She married Leon Dubie and they divorced. She married Christopher Franco and he preceded in her death.

Leanna worked at several nonprofit organizations, mainly at the Salvation Army in Waterloo.

Survived by a son, Russell (Susan) Rand of New Hartford; a daughter, Theresa Rand of Charles City; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; six brothers, Ralph Jr., Tom, Steven (Tammi), Ted (Lynn), Rich and Tim (Chris), all of Waterloo; four sisters, Lynda of Pennsylvania, Nancy (Jeff) and Sandy (Rich), both of Waverly, and Debbie (Steve) of Waterloo; and a brother-in-law, Jamie of Waterloo.

Preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Norma Jean; two sisters, Brenda and Billie Jo; and a sister-in-law, Marlys.

There will be no services or visitation; her body has been cremated. Arrangements by Locke Funeral Home.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Leanna was a true free spirit and loved to travel. She enjoyed baking wedding and special occasion cakes, making artificial floral arrangements for weddings and also sewed her daughter's wedding gown and bridesmaids’ dresses. Her family, and especially, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were very dear to her.


 

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