LEE, Mildred H. 1918-2006

LEE

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 11/6/2009 at 11:27:01

Mildred Helena Lee, 88, of Manly, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Manly, with Reverend Linda Johnson Prestholt officiating.  Burial was in the Brush Point Cemetery, rural Hanlontown. 

Mildred Helena Lee was born on January 13, 1918, in rural Manly, the daughter of Carl and Anna (Wemken) Dietrich.  She was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation at the English Lutheran Church in Manly.  She attended and received her education in the Manly Community School system, and received her GED from N.I.A.C.C. in Mason City.  She was united in marriage to Raymond Lee on June 20, 1935, at the English Lutheran Church in Manly.  Mildred and Raymond farmed for many years north west of Manly, and also helped her husband with the bookwork when he worked for the Worth County COOP in Manly.  Mildred also did custom cakes and made draperies for many families in the north Iowa area. 

She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, butterflies, going fishing and camping, sewing, dancing, and wintering in Texas with her husband.  Mildred was very active in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Manly, but her great love and enjoyment was her family and all her grandchildren.

She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Martha Circle, and the Alter Guild in Manly.

Left to cherish her memory is her husband of 71 years; Raymond Lee of Manly, five children; Marlyn (Faye) Lee of Clear Lake, Gerald (Merle) Lee of Commerce City, CO, Carlton (Dianne) Lee of Mason City, Sharron (David) Petznick of Northwood, and Gloria (Scott) Helling of Ames, 10 grandchildren; Marti Kindrick, Matthew Lee, Mary Wallis, Michael Lee, Dawnya Lee, Allan Lee, Holly Duncomb, Kevin Petznick, Erik Helling, and Ashlee Helling, 21 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great grandchildren, a sister; Edna Dahl, brothers; Leonard (Lila) Dietrich of Manly, Glen (Dorothy) Dietrich of Clear Lake, sisters-in-law; Clarice Dietrich of Kensett, and Marcella Lee of Clear Lake, many nieces and nephews, other relatives and many friends.

Mildred was preceded in death by her parents, two sons, Richard and Larry Lee, brother; Wayne Dietrich, sister-in-law; Evelyn Dietrich, and a brother-in-law; Philip Dahl.