Willard O. Lee, 87, of Somonauk, IL passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa, IL. He was born July 2, 1929 in Sanborn, MN, the son of George and Dena Lee Lee. He married Shirley Lee on November 9, 1952 in Sioux City, Iowa. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk, Somonauk Lions Club and the Sandwich Moose Lodge. Willard worked at First Security Bank in Sioux City, Iowa, Greenfield Farmers State Bank & Farmers State Bank in Somonauk.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Somonauk, IL; one daughter, Patricia Thomas Merle of Crystal Lake, IL; two sons, Mark Lisa Lee of Somonauk, IL, Charles Lee of Somonauk, IL; five grandchildren, Pamela Alex Evenson of Eureka, IL, Andrea Jeremy Zondag of Roscoe, IL, Rebecca Lee of Eureka, IL, Katelyn Merle of Crystal Lake, IL, Matthew Merle of Crystal Lake, IL; three great grandsons, Finley and Zane Evenson of Eureka, IL, William Zondag of Roscoe, IL; two sisters, Charlotte Robert Davis of Broomfield, CO and Bernece Sykora of Sanborn, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and four sisters.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk, IL, with Pastor William C. Weidenbach, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Somonauk, IL. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk, IL. Memorials may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church Building Fund or to The Open Door Rehabilitation Center. For more information or to sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
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He is survived by his wife, Shirley of Somonauk, IL; one daughter, Patricia Thomas Merle of Crystal Lake, IL; two sons, Mark Lisa Lee of Somonauk, IL, Charles Lee of Somonauk, IL; five grandchildren, Pamela Alex Evenson of Eureka, IL, Andrea Jeremy Zondag of Roscoe, IL, Rebecca Lee of Eureka, IL, Katelyn Merle of Crystal Lake, IL, Matthew Merle of Crystal Lake, IL; three great grandsons, Finley and Zane Evenson of Eureka, IL, William Zondag of Roscoe, IL; two sisters, Charlotte Robert Davis of Broomfield, CO and Bernece Sykora of Sanborn, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and four sisters.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 17, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk, IL, with Pastor William C. Weidenbach, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Somonauk, IL. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Somonauk, IL. Memorials may be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church Building Fund or to The Open Door Rehabilitation Center. For more information or to sign the online guest book, go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com
Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
13160 W. RT 34 Box 404
Somonauk, IL. 60552
815 498-2363
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