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Willis Jacob Lee Sr.

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Willis Jacob Lee Sr.

Birth
Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Death
7 May 1971 (aged 70)
Wilkin County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Mooreton, Richland County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Willis J. Lee Sr. died at St. Francis Hospital, Breckenridge, May 7, 1971. Mr. Lee was born at Fisher Oct. 8, 1900 a son of William and Emma Lee.  When he retired in 1966 he had worked 50 years for the Northern Pacific Railway.  He had lived at Foxhome since 1935. He was married Jan 27, 1931 to Rema Lenzen at Mooreton, North Dakota.  Mr. Lee was active in his church and community, serving on the fire department, as clerk of the school board, manager of the baseball team and president of the senior citizens club.

Surviving are his wife, three daughters, Donna Willemssen, Mary Gadow and Jeannine Amon; three sons, James, Willis, and Douglas; and 18 grandchildren.  He also leaves three brothers, Cecil, Clifford and Harvey, and a sister, Evelyn Krelnalka.
(The Daily Journal, May 10, 1971)
Willis J. Lee Sr. died at St. Francis Hospital, Breckenridge, May 7, 1971. Mr. Lee was born at Fisher Oct. 8, 1900 a son of William and Emma Lee.  When he retired in 1966 he had worked 50 years for the Northern Pacific Railway.  He had lived at Foxhome since 1935. He was married Jan 27, 1931 to Rema Lenzen at Mooreton, North Dakota.  Mr. Lee was active in his church and community, serving on the fire department, as clerk of the school board, manager of the baseball team and president of the senior citizens club.

Surviving are his wife, three daughters, Donna Willemssen, Mary Gadow and Jeannine Amon; three sons, James, Willis, and Douglas; and 18 grandchildren.  He also leaves three brothers, Cecil, Clifford and Harvey, and a sister, Evelyn Krelnalka.
(The Daily Journal, May 10, 1971)

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  • Maintained by: DDM
  • Originally Created by: Zoe
  • Added: Apr 6, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67986174/willis_jacob-lee: accessed ), memorial page for Willis Jacob Lee Sr. (8 Oct 1900–7 May 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67986174, citing Saint Anthonys Cemetery, Mooreton, Richland County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by DDM (contributor 47888166).