Obituary of Leslie Ann Lyons

Leslie Ann Lyons, age 51, of Fort Atkinson, WI peacefully passed away on Monday, October 20, 2014 at the Rainbow Hospice Inpatient Facility in Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, surrounded by loved ones. Leslie was born in Peru, IL on July 2, 1963, the daughter of John and the late Dolores "Babe" Simcich. She graduated from LaSalle-Peru High School in 1981 and went on to graduate from Western Illinois University in 1985 with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Leslie married her loving husband, Chris Lyons, on October 11, 1986 who has been by her side through all of this. Leslie enjoyed her last 30 years in social work helping the mentally challenged and elderly while working at Kaiser Group, Opportunities, Inc., Jefferson County Workforce, and most recently Care Wisconsin. She will be remembered for her quick wit, unique humor, her love for Little Debbie's and her devotion to large McDonald's unsweetened iced tea with lemon. Never forget the lemons. She had an ability to make others laugh without effort and was truly one of the funniest people you could ever know. She is survived by her best friend and husband, Chris; two children, Cassidy and Brady; father, John; stepmother, Phyllis; in-laws Kevin and Palma Lyons; two brothers, Dave (Cindy) Simcich, Pewaukee, WI, and Ken (Ronda) Simcich, Utica, IL; sister, Lynn (Kent) Zellmer, Granville, IL; brothers-in-law, Brian (Lori) Lyons, Rockford, IL, Dan (Kelly) Lyons, Huntington, IN, and Sean (Jill) Lyons, Morton, IL; sisters-in-law, Vicki (Larry) Petersen, Bloomington, IL and Steph (Bill) Bodine, Sherman, IL; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Leslie was preceded in death by her mother, Dolores in 1985. Visitation will be held from 1-6PM on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at the Nitardy Funeral Home Chapel, 1008 Madison Ave., Fort Atkinson, WI. Private Family Services will be held on Monday, October 27, 2014. All memorials will be donated in Leslie's name to Rainbow Hospice of Jefferson or to the UW Carbone Cancer Center in Madison, WI. Special thanks to Leslie's team of doctors at UW, Dr Baskaya, Dr. Robbins, and Dr. Howard, along with Lori Hayes and Letty Geanon. Also thanks to the entire staff at Golden Living and the Rainbow Hospice Center.