Leona M. Estep, 81, died January 12, 2009 in Clearwater, FL. Born in Saginaw, MI, Leona moved with her parents Leonard and Mildred Basinski to Albuquerque, New Mexico. After her marriage to John Estep in 1948, Leona and her husband moved to Santa Fe, NM, where their two daughters were born. In 1956 the family moved to Largo, FL. where Leona enjoyed a career in banking. Her family includes her husband of 60 years, John, daughter Nancy Granger and son-in-law Hugh Granger of Santa Fe, NM, and daughter Mary Kay Estep of Largo: her sister, Jane Betschick, of Tulsa, OK and 9 nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the animal charity of your choice. Private interment at BayPinesNationalCemetery