Lisa Marie Kennedy, age 49 of Wauwatosa, WI, passed away from a sudden illness on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Brookfield, WI.

She was born on May 7, 1970 in Kenosha to James and Lorene (Huffstuttler) Pingitore. Lisa Marie attended Kenosha Public Schools until she moved with her family to Canton, MI. She continued her education there and was a graduate of Plymouth-Canton High School.

She is survived by her parents, James and Lorene Pingitore of Wauwatosa; her daughter, Samantha Rose Kennedy of Wauwatosa; her fiancée, Brian Leffelman of Milwaukee; her sister, Deborah (Larry) Lenkeit of Stuttgart, Germany; her brother, Michael (Patricia) Pingitore of Milwaukee; her many loving aunts and uncles; and her nieces, nephews and cousins.