Marlene Anne
Lease, beloved Wife, Mom, Nonnie, Daughter, Sister, Aunt and Friend, passed
away peacefully at her new home in Winter Park, FL on April 19, 2022. She spent the last two weeks of her life
surrounded by her family.
Marlene was
born on December 13, 1938 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Olaf and Alvilda Anderson
and attended Janesville High School. She met her husband Roy Lease in
Milwaukee, they married in 1964 and lived in Milwaukee, WI and then Minnetonka,
MN until 1976 when they moved to Jacksonville, FL. They were married 50 years and had three
daughters, Heather, Meredith & Stephanie.
Marlene went
back to college at the age of 40 while raising her children and graduated Summa
Cum Laude from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Education. She opened Circles of Learning preschool and
Kindergarten in Jacksonville with her dear friend Jill Atter, which they
operated together for 25 years. Marlene was a devout follower of Jesus and spent
her life in service to others. She was full of joy and loved God,
family, friends, animals, music, prosecco, traveling, gardening, boating, the
Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers.
Marlene is
predeceased by her husband Roy Lease, daughter Meredith Lease, brothers David
and Robert Anderson and parents. She is survived by her daughters, Stephanie
Lease and Heather Alexander Speight (Roy), grandchildren Tonya Long (Cliff),
Taylor Glore, Alexandra Speight, Collin Speight and Haley Lease and numerous
nieces and nephews. Her celebration of life will be held at Isle of Faith
Methodist Church (1821 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville,
FL) on May 27, 2022 at
4:00 pm and a reception will follow.
The family
invites you to leave a memory in her guestbook at Dobbsfuneralhome.com/obituaries. Donations in her memory may be made to The
Winter Park Playhouse(winterparkplayhouse.org) or Isle of Faith Methodist
Church (iofumc.org).
“I am not gone; I have crossed over
into my eternal home. I’ll see you all later!”