Phyllis M. Leinonen

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — Phyllis M. Leinonen, of Summerdale, Ala., was born Dec. 27, 1938, in Poplar, Wis. to Emil and Helen (nee Nykanen) Hietala. She died peacefully on Nov. 9, 2017, at her son’s home in Arlington Heights, surrounded by her family.

Phyllis worked at Zion-Benton HS and Warren THS in Lake County, Ill. In retirement, she was an excellent pianist and singer, performing in retirement homes and churches in southern Alabama and northern Wisconsin and Michigan. In addition, she was an award- winning artist whose paintings are greatly enjoyed by family and friends.

Phyllis is surviv...