Leona E. (Lanteigne) Greenwood- 63, of Medford, formerly of Reading, passed Saturday, October 22 in Medford after a lengthy illness.
Born on October 17, 1953, she was the eldest daughter of the late Huguet and Beatrice C. Lanteigne (Acorn) of Reading, MA/ Montague PEI. She was raised in Montague, PEI and Reading, MA but was a resident of Medford for the last 44 years. She was a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Workers Union. She was a beloved Traffic Supervisor for 34 years in the City of Medford.
Leona was a warm hearted woman who would put everyone else’s needs above her own. Nothing meant more to Leona then her Family and friends that have surrounded her throughout her life. She was a caring mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and daughter. Leona loved to drive her red convertible down South Border Road while listening to Elvis, Billy Joel, and Johnny Cash. Leona also loved to spend time at the beach and reminisce about the good times that she had shared with everyone who was a part of her life.
Family members include her loving Husband of 44 years, Robert John Greenwood, their son, Robert E. Greenwood; daughter, Nancy and Bill Newhall; brothers, (late) Charlie, Eddie, Johnny and Laura, Terry and Kim Lanteigne; sisters, Betty and Bob Geist, Mary and John Putis, Priscilla (Kitty) Lanteigne and Jimmy Keefe, and Teresa Valente; grandchildren, Kyle Geist and Jenna Flood; Leona also leaves behind many nephews, nieces and grandnephews and grandnieces.
Funeral from Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading on Friday, October 28 at 9:45 AM, followed by a 11 AM Funeral Mass at St. Theresa’s Church, 63 Winter Street (Rt.62), North Reading. Calling hours will be held on Thursday, October 27 from 4 to 8 PM. Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one’s choice.
Miss you guys. Sending thoughts and prayers to all. Love Jeanne Wyatt and families. I remember you guts taking me with your kids to the carnival in PEI and to the beach when I was young. Happy I was able to surprise her two years ago at your apartment. Love and miss you.
Bobby & Family,
Our deepest condolences. Leona was a special lady who will always be in our hearts. Always remember how much she loved you. If there is anything you need, please don’t hesitate to ask
Tom & Deb Maloney
Being such a riveting part to one another’s life’s during my journey I think it’s worth a quick mention about someone who was failed to be mentioned here. An individual who shared the title with no other and Leona’s feelings reflected this. May even be considered a compliment that it seems as it were unfair, even just to mention. Her Godchild. An uncommon component of Ona’s course. That of how she, not in the least, considered nor was inclined to mask her unmistakable authentic contemplations in spite of this individual who distinguished significance from, treasured the value in and appreciated the truly unique opportunity he felt was only afforded to him. Much more then what could be tried and put into this obituary.
“Agreeably, you were a gift. Ingeniously, you were a guidance. A gifted guidance with ability, capabilities and clever competence. A talented charitable forebearing and sparing, tough yet tender creature. When my life was darkened, you were radiant. If I was quiet, you impelled me to speak and the times I didn’t understand…You took the time to illustrate, demonstrate and communicate.
HOW DARE YOU!? Come into life with all these dazzling, delightful, these grand and graceful, these angelic admirable things? Only just to leave us so swiftly. You….you magnificent gorgeous soul.
Something you took after Beatrice I’m sure, eyes like a seashore, a land closer to heaven is from where she bore, October 22nd she decided, this world she wanted no more, is the day she looked up above and made her choice to go soar.
I love you lady. The only lady in my life for the longest of times that was anything. That brought color to it all. Danced, laughed, cried and lived! GOD BLESS YOU!! Because you were a blessing to me. To us. I’m so selfish to not let you go but I know there are people that have missed you and are waiting. Go then, before I change my mind. You have given enough but, I cannot promise I’ll get use to it. I will look for you among the stars in the sky and at my feet when they tremble. I will listen for you in the whispers in the wind and my ears when I mistakenly close them. And I will seek your loving embrace through the love you gave, that I now know how to give. For so much more, Thank-You! My Superhero.
So go now……please, just don’t go too far!”
In addition to the above I would also like her to be remembered by her feeding the ducks out by her post while waiting for the children she would cross and hand out little “goodie bags” during festive times of the year like fall to these children she would call “my children.” For her extreme fondness of Buddy Holly (a-hey! a-hey-hey!) while driving in the Cherry Red Chrysler Sebring that ironically, her young (at the time) Godchild drew an almost identical picture of, for her, unknowingly years before her husband had even purchased Leona the car. She kept this picture on her door and still maintains it going on 2 decades later. There was a connection. Other comments would be about her favorite restaurant Old Country Buffet, playing cards, handheld casino games and solitaire on the desktop (Huguet, her father would play almost every Sunday at the kitchen table) her generosity, where on multiple occasions, gave her winnings from the lottery (hundreds if not thousands) to people she felt it would have made happier!
She had accumulated hundreds of days of “sick time” from work over years, she had not used before getting ill because she was a hard worker….just to turn around and offer her hard earned money to people, at times, so they could gift each other presents for the holidays because she didn’t feel it was right that they go without.
She made trips from Medford, MA to 20mins in passed NH border with her husband religiously to see her niece’s and nephew’s just to make the drive again to bring the ones back she ended up taking home with her to spend the weekend. She and Bob would do this throughout their niece’s and nephew’s childhood continuously. In particular, especially in her godchild’s case. Who of which had slept beside her as she rubbed his “chubby little face” to sleep for older then he would care to admit but would never take it back nor deny. She would tell him she only had ONE godchild and that she would go to the end of the world for him. At times she did. She and Bob both did more for him then could be said here.
This is a small outline of how big of a person she was, and for that Leona Lanteigne- Greenwood, Ona, Ms. Ona and Mom.
We love you and you will live on in our thoughts!
– Distingué amour et la famille
XOXO
BOB AND FAMILY So sorry for your loss. – Last time I saw Leona was at Tiki Island Restaurant – Long time ago, Alice was still alive. Please accept the condolences of the entire Rainho family.
So sorry to hear of your loss. Our condolences to rob and family Vic and Linda Privetera
Most of my growing up life I remember her. Always kind and laughing. My family was so happy to have met her. She always kept in touch even when I was a adult. She will for sure be missed!! Heaven gained a beautiful soul!!
Sorry for your loss my condolences Tom Charlantini