Leona Ruth Held

Leona Ruth Held married to the late Murray Held passed peacefully on February 8, 2021 at age 97 surrounded by loving family. Leona has three daughters Linda (Carl) Kain, Cheryl (Alan) Goldstein, and Carla (David) Richter and a son Michael (Donna) Held and grandson David Held (both deceased). She is also survived by seven grandchildren. Leona served others as a WWII Army Nurse, a Jewish War Veteran, and a nurse at NIH and the VA Hospital in Washington, DC. After retirement, she volunteered as a nurse. Leona was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother and will
truly be missed by all. Donations may be made to Capital Caring Health Adler Center in Aldie, Virginia, or Congregation Adat Reyim in Springfield, Virginia.