Prior to her work as a successful show performer/director of traveling ice shows, Wilma was star of stage and screen, performing with Sonja Henie in various screen productions. She became a force to be reckoned with in a working world dominated by men. Wilma touched many lives during her lifetime, guiding her children and grandchildren to live strong and independent lives. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and is survived by her three children, Patrice Hardee, Linda Leary and Todd Leary.
Wilma had a great fondness for animals and requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to Treasure Coast Humane Society.