Margaret F. Leonardi

AKRON, Ohio Margaret F. Leonardi, 82, formerly of Queensbury, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, in Akron, Ohio, after a short illness. Born on Oct. 18, 1924, in New York City, N.Y., she was the oldest daughter of William J. and Margaret (Nicholson) Federer. Margaret worked for many years as a bookkeeper for various companies in New York City and on Long Island. She was a literacy volunteer in Glens Falls and Queensbury and taught religious education on Long Island and in Queensbury for a number of years. Margaret was also very active with the VFW Post in Amityville, Long Island where she served as an officer of the Ladies Auxiliary. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Peter Leonardi, in July 1995. Survivors include her children, Barbara Ost and her husband, Richard, of Queensbury, Marilyn Wood and her husband, Charles, of Stow, Ohio, and Alan Leonardi and his wife, Jennifer, of East Islip, N.Y.; her sister, Magdeline Bassett of Clearwater, Fla.; her brother, William Federer and his wife, Linda, of Humble, Texas; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and many cousins, nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Aviation Road, Queensbury. Burial will follow at Pine View Cemetery. Family and friends are invited and may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Road, Queensbury. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may send a remembrance in her name to Literacy Volunteers of Glens Falls, Inc., 380 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY 12801 or to a charity of one's choice.