JAMES EDWARD SCHLEE 1919-1997

MEYER, SCHLEE, BUTIKOFER, BAETHKE, ANDERSON, BROTHERS, HUSSEY, TIMMERMAN

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Date: 3/17/2005 at 20:15:47

Funeral services for James Schlee were held Wednesday, April 9, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Paul Lutheran church in Postville, Iowa. The Reverend Wayne H. Hagen officiated. Music was provided by Joann Martins, organist, and Ron Meyer, soloist. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Postville Cemetery.

James Edward Schlee, the son of Edward W. and Mary (Meyer) Schlee, was born September 9, 1919 in Grand Meadow Township near Postville, Iowa. He passed away Sunday, April 6, 1997 in Gundersen-Lutheran Medical Center at LaCrosse, Wisc. He had reached the age of 77 years, 6 months and 27 days.

He was baptized November 19, 1919 by the Reverend E. Schmidt and confirmed March 25, 1934 by the Reverend R. Garten both in St. Paul Lutheran Church at Postville. Jim attended the rural school near his home.

On October 4, 1943, Jim was married to Eunice Butikofer at Palmyra, MO. They had five children. James and Eunice farmed the family farm for one year then in 1945, farmed north of Postville on the Harvey Schultz farm for ten years. In 1955, the family moved to their own farm east of Postville until 1980 when they moved to Postville. Jim still went to the farm occasionally to help as he enjoyed his work.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother William, and two brothers-in-law, Rueben Baethke and Milton Anderson. Surviving are his wife, Eunice, his five children, Kathryn Jo and her husband, Larry Brothers, of Washington, DC, Jeffrey Schlee and his wife, Vikki, of Independence, IA, Jennifer Schlee of Cedar Rapids, IA, Mark Schlee and his wife, Judene of Eastman, Wisc., and Tony Schlee and his friend, Pam MacTaggart, of Elgin, IA, ten grandchildren, Larry Lee, Michael and Sandra Brothers, Babette, Nanette, and Jeremy Schlee, Brian "B.J." Smith, Shawn, Bradley and Nicholas Schlee, Matthew, Melissa, and Marshall MacTagart and two great grandchildren, Emily Paulette Brothers and Jacob Dwain Hussey. He is also survived by three sisters, Charlotte Baethke of Princeton, MN, Betty Anderson of Waukon, Mary and her husband, Ken Timmerman of Decorah, a brother, Richard "Dick" Schlee and his wife, Norma, of Postville, and a sister-in-law, Marie Schlee of Postville.

Jim was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, the Masonic Lodge and the Tri-City Golf Club.

Casket bearers: Alan Johnson, Milt Schutte, Marvin Winters, James Lechtenberg, Raymond Freiderich, Daryl Sampson.

Postville Herald-Leader - contributed by Mary Durr