Leslie also loved vacations, board games, pot-luck picnics, cooking, crafting with friends, and flower gardens. She also loved horses and visited friends’ barns whenever possible. She loved her pets, usually caring for indoor and outdoor cats and a dog. Her care also extended to animals of all kinds. She poured her heart and soul into that effort, including concern for the patients challenged with finding care elsewhere. At the end of April, she received a national award of excellence in her profession for the work she did to close an unsafe dialysis unit. As a registered nurse, she cared for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, spending most of her career as a dialysis nurse, and most recently worked for the State of Wisconsin monitoring medical facilities. Her capacity to care also drove her career. Her capacity to care for her friends was limitless. If a friend was in need, she went the extra mile to reach out and offer support. You could count on her telling a story, in a way only Leslie could tell it, until everyone had a stitch in their side from laughing so hard. A get-together with Leslie was not to be missed.

She made everyone feel special, and hosted get-togethers to stay close. She made life-long friends everywhere she went, family members were also friends. She worked for the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Bureau of Health Services, Division of Quality Assurance – Nurse Consultant. She was born on August 18, 1970, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Roger E. Peters Lutheran Church with Pastor Matt Agee officiating. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, May 12th, 2023, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road. Wagner, 52 of Platteville, WI passed away on May 3rd, 2023, at Southwest Health in Platteville.

Dreams to Die For by Alan G. Boyes