Evelyn “de Dee” Leon was called home to be with the Lord Jesus on November 28, 2013 at the age of 92. de Dee was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming on March 27, 1921. She moved to the Valley when she was 11 years old, graduated from Phoenix Union High School and went on to attend art school in Detroit. de Dee was an amazing wife and mother who found much joy in cooking and caring for her family. She is preceded in death by her husband Ramon, Parents George and Mary Detalente, son Tony Marchese and granddaughter Denise Kellogg. de Dee is survived by two daughters Chickie Marchese and Dee Ann Kriebs, six grandchildren andfour great, grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 10am, Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home, 4800 E. Indian School Road, Phoenix. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the River Church or the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation.
Jerry and Audrey Morris
We are sorry to hear of your mother’s end of life. If we had seen the notice sooner we would have come to the service.
We live in Young, AZ now and it is a three hour drive to the old neighborhood in Phoenix.
We were your parents neighbors for many years and we loved them very much. They were a nice couple and nice to be around.
We attended Flossie’s funeral in October and Sam’s funeral in Sept. 2012. So four of our wonderful neighbor’s are getting together in heaven and smiling down on us.