Sarah Adelaide Niles Léonard Dies Peacefully on June 1, 2015, after Long Illness
By the Family
Jun. 17, 2015: Sarah Adelaide Niles Léonard, wife of the late Gustave-Pierre Léonard, died peacefully in Bronxville on June 1, 2015, at 85 after a long illness.
She is survived by her sisters Mary Kathryn (John W. Cooper), Dorothy Ann (Bernard A. Coyne), and Patricia Edmée (Robert C. Dohrenwend), nine nieces and nephews, and eleven grandnieces and -nephews.
Born in Brooklyn to the late Edward and Dorothy Niles, "Sally" lived almost all of her life in Bronxville and wintered for years in Atlantis, Florida. Beginning in 1936, she was a member of the Monmouth Beach Bath and Tennis Club in Monmouth Beach, New Jersey.
An alumna of the College of New Rochelle, she served in its administration for over 35 years, retiring as vice president for college advancement in 1990.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Joseph's Church on Friday, June 5.
Memorial gifts may be made to the College of New Rochelle and the Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care, www.jansenhospice.org.
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