Obituaries

Leslee B. Willis, 65, of Florence, Kentucky passed away peacefully in her home on February 21, 2024
surrounded by her loving family.
Leslee, the third of four daughters, was born in Newport Beach, California, on September 15, 1958 to Fred and Lois Winscher. She graduated in 1976 from Boone County High School and attended Eastern
Kentucky University where she earned her degree in Nursing. She began her nursing career at St.
Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, Kentucky, and, later, served at St. Elizabeth’s Edgewood, Kentucky
facility. A highly skilled nurse, Leslee served much of her career assigned to the hospital’s intensive care
units. In 1980, Leslee married her high school sweetheart, and the couple took up residence in Florence, Kentucky. Leslee gave birth to her daughter, Ashlee, in 1981, and her son, Joseph, in 1984. Leslee
became a grandmother on January 8, 2013, when her daughter Ashlee gave birth to a baby girl they
named Jacee. During the couple’s life together, they lived in Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois, Virginia, Maryland,
Florida, and Washington DC. Leslee was an extraordinarily good person, wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, friend, and nurse. Her closest friends were very dear to her, and she always considered them more like family. Leslee loved to travel and particularly like spending time at the beach. In addition, she was an avid and skilled video poker player. Leslee was very proud of Jacee, an accomplished gymnast, and loved to travel
the country to watch her compete. She was an outstanding homemaker and made every home she
lived in a beautiful, warm, inviting, and comfortable place for her family and friends. The grief and loss
felt by her friends and family at this time is immeasurable. Leslee was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Melissa Winscher. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Rusty, her daughter Ashlee (Eric) Forti, her son, Joseph Willis, her granddaughter, Jacee Forti, her sisters Karen (James) Whalen and Emily Ruber, as well as 17 nieces and nephews. Visitation will take place on Sunday, February 25, 2024 from 12:00 PM (Noon) until the Eulogy Service at 2:00 PM at Connley Brothers Funeral Home, 11 East Southern Avenue, Covington (Latonia), Kentucky 41015. Memorials are suggested to St. Elizabeth Cancer Center in Edgewood, Ky. Online condolences may be expressed on Facebook or at www.connleybrothersfuneralhome.com.