Leonora's funeral will be held tomorrow:

Tuesday, February 18, 201410:00 am
Holy Name of Jesus
Shepherds Hall (basement of church)
Brooklyn, NY

The wake calling hours were held Sunday and Monday at Joseph Duffy Funeral Home (a.ka. M. J. Smith Funeral Home, 255 Ninth Street, Brooklyn, NY (718-499-8700).

Messages of condolence may be posted at the funeral home website:

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Leonora-Gidlund&lc=7317&pid=169677665&mid=5856486

Leonora was part of the Municipal Archives staff for over 28 years, most recently as Director of the Municipal Archives at New York City Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) a position from which she retired in 2013. She was recognized by the Sloan Public Service Award in 2006, whose committee was headed by Caroline Kennedy. She was honored for making the Municipal Archives more accessible having helped to retrieve and restore 1,100 cartons of builder Robert Moses' moldy papers and helped assemble and preserve tributes made for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. Many lauded Leonora’s ability to preserve while providing access to collection materials. She also pushed for the Municipal Archives to be part of a strong stand alone entity within the Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) and fully supported the NYC vital records index digitization project. 

Her contributions to the archives profession were many; their impact, and her presence, will be felt for generations to come.

Lenora is survived by her husband Lennart Gidlund, a son, and a granddaughter.

FYI - 2006 press about Leonora:

2006 New York Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/15/nyregion/15sloan.html?_r=0

2006 NY Daily News article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/boroughs/6-city-workers-honored-service-article-1.626445