Deborah “Debbie” J. Ledansky
(October 2, 1950 – May 23, 2026)
Deborah “Debbie” J. Ledansky, 75, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, passed away peacefully, after a gallant battle with cancer, Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Hospice Alliance Hospice House.
She was born on Oct. 2, 1950 to the late Joseph S. and Margaret (Wanenko) Ledanski in Kenosha. She was educated in the schools of Kenosha and graduated from Tremper High School. Debbie graduated from UW Madison with her BA in Education.
Debbie was a true educator that taught children in Australia, Guatemala, Columbia, Germany, and St. John, USVI, where she settled and taught for many years.
She traveled the globe, toured every continent except Antarctica. She maintained friendships around the world, especially her circle of friends in the Virgin Islands.
Debbie enjoyed swimming in the ocean, art, walks along the beach, and loved dogs and animals of all kinds.
Debbie is survived by her brother Joseph (Carleen) Ledanski, her nieces Sonya (Peter) Hyde, Sarah (Roland) Johnson and Stephanie Ledanski, her great nieces and nephew Rose, Ruth, and Rimona Johnson and Ione, Davin, and Zasha Hyde, and many cousins and friends all over the world.
She is preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Nancy (Ledansky).
There will be no funeral as per her request. The immediate family plans a celebration of Life at a later time. We are sure there will be lots of cackling and storytelling.
In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to St. John Schools of Arts, https://www.stjohnschoolofthearts.org/donate.
The family wants to send a special thank you to Dr Knight and his staff, and to the wonderful staff at Hospice House where they treated her so kindly and with such respect.
