Leontyna J. Grzebiniak passed away on November 5th, while at home with her family present. She had been afflicted with alzheimer's disease for a number of years, and finally lost her heroic battle. Leontyna was born in Perespa, Poland. She was a young girl when the war broke out and she and her sister were forced into a work camp under Nazi control. After the war, with the rest of her family's fate unknown, Leontyna and her sister, Adela were given the opportunity to escape the post-war conditions and travel to Quebec, Canada. There they lived in a girl's boarding facility and worked in a fabric mill to repay the cost of their passage. Leontyna met her husband, Valentine, while he was working for a railroad company and traveling from the U.S. to Canada. Valentine enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, and shortly after, the two were married in 1950. Leontyna raised two children while Valentine made the Air Force his career, quickly becoming a commissioned officer. Their military life kept them moving every three to four years including assignments in Oklahoma, Illinois, Germany, Massachusetts, Wyoming, Nebraska and Greece. Leontyna always volunteered her time wherever possible, performing valuable service to the local catholic parish and the American Red Cross. Her catholic faith was always central to her life, and was an inspiration to her family and friends. She lived for the last eight years with her daughter and son-in-law's family in Yorktown, Virginia. Leontyna is survived by her son Steve, daughter Teresa, son-in-law Gary, and six grand children. A Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 7pm on Monday, November 9th, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic church. Following the Mass, there will be a reception with the family in the adjacent Mount Carmel school cafeteria. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that if you wish, you make a donation to the Catholic Relief Services charity.