Louisa H. Wheeler's Obituary
Wheeler, Louisa Hardy
78, of Treasure Island died Friday, September 26, 2008. Born in London, England on May 4, 1930 she was evacuated with other children to the countryside at the start of WWII, but returned to survive the bombing blitz of London. Immigrating to the US in 1949, she met and married a young Army Lieutenant; became a US citizen; and served alongside him in a 20 year Army career. Afterwards, she served as hostess and volunteer at Admiral Farragut Academy for more than 34 years. She was honored in 1999 with the dedication of the Admiral Farragut Lower Division in her name. She was preceded in death by her son Ronald Wheeler. She is survived by her husband Richard Wheeler of the home; two sons (and their wives) Richard G. Wheeler (Kathy) of Gainesville, Florida and Roy Wheeler (Linda) of St. Petersburg; Brother and sister in law Sid and Mary Beth Hardy of Oklahoma City; and four grandchildren Colin, Laurel , Marissa, and Julie Wheeler.
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