Obituary courtesy of Will Funeral Home, Mitchell SD:
Ross Lee age 86, of Mitchell died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Stravia officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery with military rites.
Ross Edwin Lee was born November 11, 1930 at Mitchell, SD to Howard and Selma (Kruse) Lee. He attended Mitchell schools and graduated from Mitchell High School. He worked for Porter Motor Co. until being drafted into the Marine Corps in 1952, and was stationed in Japan, after being honorably discharged in 1954, he returned to Porter Motor Co. until they closed.
On March 13th 1955 he married Caroline King at First Lutheran Church in Mitchell, He owned and operated Lee Auto Service for several years before beginning his career at the Mitchell Post Office in 1965, and he retired in 1990 as night supervisor.
Ross enjoyed fishing, hunting and the annual rally at Sturgis. Trips to China and Alaska were among his travels.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother Ida May Lee; parents-in-law Everett and Lena King; a brother Robert Lee; sister-in-law’s Nellie King and Jessie King; brother-in-law Jerry Nicholson.
Ross Lee age 86, of Mitchell died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Stravia officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery with military rites.
Ross Edwin Lee was born November 11, 1930 at Mitchell, SD to Howard and Selma (Kruse) Lee. He attended Mitchell schools and graduated from Mitchell High School. He worked for Porter Motor Co. until being drafted into the Marine Corps in 1952, and was stationed in Japan, after being honorably discharged in 1954, he returned to Porter Motor Co. until they closed.
On March 13th 1955 he married Caroline King at First Lutheran Church in Mitchell, He owned and operated Lee Auto Service for several years before beginning his career at the Mitchell Post Office in 1965, and he retired in 1990 as night supervisor.
Ross enjoyed fishing, hunting and the annual rally at Sturgis. Trips to China and Alaska were among his travels.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother Ida May Lee; parents-in-law Everett and Lena King; a brother Robert Lee; sister-in-law’s Nellie King and Jessie King; brother-in-law Jerry Nicholson.
Obituary courtesy of Will Funeral Home, Mitchell SD:
Ross Lee age 86, of Mitchell died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Stravia officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery with military rites.
Ross Edwin Lee was born November 11, 1930 at Mitchell, SD to Howard and Selma (Kruse) Lee. He attended Mitchell schools and graduated from Mitchell High School. He worked for Porter Motor Co. until being drafted into the Marine Corps in 1952, and was stationed in Japan, after being honorably discharged in 1954, he returned to Porter Motor Co. until they closed.
On March 13th 1955 he married Caroline King at First Lutheran Church in Mitchell, He owned and operated Lee Auto Service for several years before beginning his career at the Mitchell Post Office in 1965, and he retired in 1990 as night supervisor.
Ross enjoyed fishing, hunting and the annual rally at Sturgis. Trips to China and Alaska were among his travels.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother Ida May Lee; parents-in-law Everett and Lena King; a brother Robert Lee; sister-in-law’s Nellie King and Jessie King; brother-in-law Jerry Nicholson.
Ross Lee age 86, of Mitchell died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be 1:30 PM Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel with the Reverend Jerry Stravia officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Will Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at the Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery with military rites.
Ross Edwin Lee was born November 11, 1930 at Mitchell, SD to Howard and Selma (Kruse) Lee. He attended Mitchell schools and graduated from Mitchell High School. He worked for Porter Motor Co. until being drafted into the Marine Corps in 1952, and was stationed in Japan, after being honorably discharged in 1954, he returned to Porter Motor Co. until they closed.
On March 13th 1955 he married Caroline King at First Lutheran Church in Mitchell, He owned and operated Lee Auto Service for several years before beginning his career at the Mitchell Post Office in 1965, and he retired in 1990 as night supervisor.
Ross enjoyed fishing, hunting and the annual rally at Sturgis. Trips to China and Alaska were among his travels.
He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother Ida May Lee; parents-in-law Everett and Lena King; a brother Robert Lee; sister-in-law’s Nellie King and Jessie King; brother-in-law Jerry Nicholson.
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