In loving memory of

Leslie Marie Stevens

Lifetime: Feb 13, 1957 - Dec 30, 2017

"There is nothing that can replace the absence of someone dear to us, and one should not even attempt to do so. One must simply hold out and endure it. At first that sounds very hard, but at the same time it is also a great comfort. For to the extent the emptiness truly remains unfilled one remains connected to the other person through it. It is wrong to say that God fills the emptiness. God in no way fills it but much more leaves it precisely unfilled and thus helps us preserve—even in pain—the authentic relationship. Furthermore, the more beautiful and full the remembrances, the more difficult the separation. But gratitude transforms the torment of memory into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as a thorn but as a precious gift deep within, a hidden treasure of which one can always be certain." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Vol. 8, Letters and Papers from Prison

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Leslie Marie (Uphoff) Stevens was born on February 13, 1957 in Braddock, PA. She grew up in North Huntingdon with her parents, Theodore and Frances Uphoff and attended Norwin High School, where she graduated in 1975. While in high school, Leslie was a majorette and participated in the Future Business Leaders of America. Leslie met her husband, John, through a mutual friend working at EquiBank. They married on June 21, 1980 and started their life in Murrysville, PA. Leslie earned her Bachelors in Liberal Arts from Seton Hill University in 2010. While at Seton Hill, Leslie cherished her time on “The Hill” and became very close with many students, professors, administrators, and some of the Sisters of Charity.

Leslie passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017, from complications due to multiple sclerosis. Leslie was predeceased by her father-in-law, John N. Stevens Sr. She is survived by her husband of 37 years, John; as well as her children, Kimberly Feigel (Matthew) and Michael (Katie); seven grandchildren, Jacob, Madeline, Ava, and Olivia Feigel, and Colby, Gary, and Josephine Stevens; parents, Theodore and Frances Uphoff; sisters-in-law, Sally Gardner (Dave), Tina Karl (Dave), and Alicia Baranik (Jim); and brother-in-law, Allen Stevens (Sue). Leslie drew much courage and spirit from the many prayers and acts of kindness offered to her daily by her wonderfully supportive family and friends.

Cemetery information

Cemetery Name: Saint Vincent Cemetery

Cemetery plot number: Placid A, Block 3, Row 1, Graves 2

Cemetery Location: Latrobe, PA

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