Lee, Orion W. (1933-2013)
LEE, SEVREID, LOON, ERICKSON, KEITH, KAVALOSKI, WHITE, LIABRAATEN, CHRISTIANSEN, YOUNES, SHERICK
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/31/2013 at 21:54:08
Orion W. Lee
(August 14, 1933 - December 7, 2013)At the age of 80 years, 3 months, and 23 days, Orion Lee, of Buffalo Center, passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at the United Hospital District in Blue Earth, Minnesota.
Born to Jacob A. and Edith (Sevreid) Lee on August 14, 1933, on the family farm near Buffalo Center, Iowa, he graduated from the Buffalo Center High School. At the age of 11, he committed his life to God and remained true to that commitment until his last breath.
Orion married Ione Van Loon on December 9, 1952. Before all five of their daughters were born, he served in the United States Army as a medic. After he fulfilled his military duties, he and Ione returned to the family dairy farm. In 1969, he sold the cattle and rented out the land. He, then, worked for several years at Winnebago Industries as a foreman before he becoming a financial advisor, a position he held until he retired in 1998. After retiring, he and Ione enjoyed traveling, gardening, and visiting family and friends.
Orion is survived by Ione, his loving wife of sixty-one years; four daughters: Lynette Lee, of Guadalajara, Mexico, Janelle (Rick) Erickson, of Hector, Minnesota, Delaine (Dan) Keith, of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Joyce (Tom) Kavaloski, of Stillwater, Minnesota; his son-in-law, Joe White, of Emmetsburg, Iowa; nine grandchildren: Kevin (Jaime), Brian, and Kara White; Kaloni, Brandon, Dustin, and Kendra Erickson; and Aaron Keith and Kalynn (Kyle) LiaBraaten; four great grandchildren: Ayden, Brennan, Gavin, and Jamin White; a sister, Elinor (Leroy) Christiansen, of Hutchinson, Minnesota, and a twin sister, Oriette Younes, of Holtville, California. He will be greatly missed by his family and a host of friends.
Orion was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Lavona Lee and Verlaine Sherick; and his daughter, Denise White.
Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM, December 14, 2013, at the Heritage Town Center in Buffalo Center with Bruce Van Stelton, Dean Dykstra, and Shari Connelly officiating. Visitation will start at 11:30 and will continue until time of service at the Heritage Town Center. Interment will take place at Olena Mound Cemetery in Buffalo Center.
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