Angela M. Leonard

1989 - 2025

Angela Marie (DiDiano) Leonard, 35, of Fairfield Township, passed away Oct. 10, 2025, in her home surrounded with the love of her family. She was born Dec. 2, 1989, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Thomas and Cheryl (Sanfilippo) DiDiano. Angela was a devoted and loving wife to her husband, Adam W. Leonard, and a passionate and loving mother to her children, Mason, Parker, Autumn, and Timmy. She was a 2008 graduate of Ligonier Valley High School and a 2012 graduate of St. Vincent College, where she earned her bachelor's degree in business management. Angela was the owner and florist of Sunflowers with a Smile Floral Shop. She was an alumni dancer at Bridget Dawn's Dance Studio, where she has proudly watched her daughter, Autumn, also grow as a dancer. She loved being outdoors with her family to fish and enjoy UTV rides. Angela was a proud "Motocross Mom," never wanting to miss her children's races, cheering them on from the stands. She had been working as an office manager for Ligonier Construction and Blacklick Energy; special thanks to her work family, Dave and Heidi. In addition to her parents, husband, and children, Angela is survived by her siblings, Christina Sharbaugh (Patrick) of Pittsburgh, Debbie Knupp (Luke) of Ligonier, and Tommy DiDiano III of Ligonier; her nieces and nephews, Eliza, Seb, Apollo, and Emma and soon-to-be baby Knupp; her grandma, Suzie Snyder of New Florence; her aunts, Maria DiDiano of Pittsburgh and Louise Iafrate of Canonsburg; her godmother, Louise Krowitz (Stan) of Shaler; and her mother- and father-in-law, Tim and Judy Leonard of Ligonier. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, in the MCCABE FUNERAL HOME, 144 East Main St., Ligonier, where a Catholic blessing will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Private interment will follow in Green Mountain Cemetery. mccabefuneralhomespa.com.