Christina M. DeLeon

A Funeral Mass will be held 2 p.m. Saturday December 19, 2009 at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Lehigh Acres with committal services held in Lee Memorial Park for Christina M. DeLeon, 42, of Lehigh Acres. She died Wednesday December 16, 2009. A celebration of her life will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday December 20 at the Majestic Golf and Country Club on Homestead Rd. in Lehigh.

DeLeon was the daughter of Leo and Lisa Palladeno of Lehigh Acres and the wife and best friend to Al DeLeon, the love of her life for many wonderful years.

He is the owner of AL DeLeon and Associates insurance services with offices in Naples and Lehigh.

A graduate of Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers she also attended Edison Community College. The great works of her life were in the love and support to her family especially her sons but also as a Rainbows grief facilitator for St. Francis Catholic School in Fort Myers, counseling children in need of support for 10 years.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is survived by her sons, Jacob, 17; Jeremy, 15, and Joshua, 9; brothers, Steven and Geoff Palladeno; sister-in-law, Cris (John) Rinehart and nieces, Erica Goodwin and Crystal Porter. Also surviving is her godfather, Greg Niederhaus of Kokomo, Ind., and Naples, Fla.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions may be made to Hope Hospice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908.