Age   81                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Widow of John DiPonio. Beloved wife of James A. Leonard, Sr.   Loving mother of Elizabeth DiPonio, Thomas (Renee) DiPonio,  John (Cynthia) DiPonio, Susan (Russell) Worosz, Steven DiPonio, Michael (Brenda) DiPonio, Nancy DiPonio Hagan, James DiPonio,  Joseph (Erica) DiPonio, James A. (Barbara) Leonard, Jr.,  Patricia (John) Salter, Carol (Robert) McManus, Thomas ( Debra) Leonard, Daniel (Brenda) Leonard, Catherine (Joseph) DeLeon, Elizabeth (William) Leonard-Brown, Loretta (Ashok) Chopra, Barbara (William) Drotar, and Kenneth (Anastasia) Leonard. Grandmother of 53 and great-grandmother of 16.
Visitation O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand River, Novi,  248-348-1800, Saturday, 5-9 pm, Sunday 2-9pm with a rosary at 7pm. Instate Monday 10am, St. Kenneth Church, 14951 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth until time of funeral liturgy 11am. Memorial donations may be made to National MS Society, PO Box 4527New York, NY 10163 www.nationalmssociety.org . and Capuchins Soup Kitchen, 1820 Mt. Elliott St., Detroit, MI 48207 www.capuchins.org .