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Leona Stringer Obituary

Leona (Lee) F. Stringer passed away January 1, 2007. She was born Sep-
tember 25, 1919, to Elmer and Florence Biskeborn in Scotia, Nebraska. She later moved to Iowa where she met Arnold, the love of her life. They married and farmed for a number of years in Iowa. Due to Arnold's health, they moved to Sun City in 1973. Lee worked for Del Webb for fifteen years. She is survived by her daughter Kay (Robert) Williams, two grandsons Chad and Darin and three great grandsons, Hunter, Ethan and Lucas. Her husband, Arnold and two sisters preceded her in death. Lee was a member of Shepherd of the Hills Methodist Church. Memorial services will be held at Sunland Mortuary Chapel in Sun City on Friday, January 5, 2007 at 1p.m. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower Street, Phoenix, AZ or the charity of your choice.

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Published by The Arizona Republic on Jan. 3, 2007.

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