Leone M. Strupp, 94, of Rock Island, passed away Wednesday August 5, 2015 at Silver Cross Nursing and Rehab, Rock Island.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00am, Monday August 10, 2015 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be from 2:00-5:00pm Sunday at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, with a rosary recited at 1:30pm. Burial will be in Rock Island National Cemetery. Memorials may be left to Alleman High School.
Leone was born on April 24, 1921 in DeWitt, Ia., the daughter of John and Mary (Kane) Woods. She married Robert E. Strupp on April 11, 1942 in Georgia.
Mrs. Strupp was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church, Rock Island, St. Pius Altar and Rosary Society, Circle Four and the Daughters of Isabella. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren, entertaining family and friends and enjoyed refinishing antiques, baking and cooking.
Survivors include her children, Robert J. (Sharon) Strupp, Rock Island, Michael (Pam) Strupp, Arizona, Mary (Steven) Hirst, Rock Island, Peter (Pat) Strupp, Milan, James Strupp, Texas; daughters in law, Denise Strupp, Rock Island and Pam Strupp, Florida; 17 grandchildren; and 25 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert E. Strupp; children, Sally, John and Thomas Strupp; great granddaughter, Baby Grace Strupp; brothers, John, Alfred, Joseph and Robert Woods; sister Sabina Godward.
The family wishes to thank the staff and caregivers at Silver Cross Nursing and Rehab for their excellent and compassionate care.