Cynthia Lee Leno died at the age of 61 on February 24, 2025 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

She was born November 24, 1963 to Ernest Forrest and Karen Harris in Oak Park, Illinois. Cynthia, or Cindy, spent most of her young adult life in Illinois, before moving to Arizona with her oldest son in 1994.

There, she met her husband, Keith Leno, at a Bible study, whom she married January 21, 1995.

The couple resided in Chandler, Arizona where they became loving parents to two more children. Cindy spent her time volunteering at her children's schools or working at the church that she faithfully attended multiple times each week. At home during her free time, she loved to read or bake. Her family knew her as a tough and efficient woman who made no excuses. She cared for her family and wanted nothing, but the best for everyone.

Cindy was an amazing woman who will always be remembered by her two sons, Matthew and William; daughter, Shoshanna; four grandchildren; mother, Karen; brother, Ernie; and two sisters, Patty and Tracie.