Jill T.Lee(1952-2019)

LEE, RUNDE, VANDERAH

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 10/30/2019 at 17:48:08

Jill T. (Vanderah-Shanahan) Lee, 67, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at home.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019 at the First Presbyterian Church, 17th & Iowa St, in Dubuque, with Pastor John Armstrong officiating. Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery.

Visitation is from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque and from 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

Jill was born on August 16, 1952 in Dubuque, the daughter of Melvin A. and Irma A. (Runde) Vanderah. She was a graduate of Wahlert High School, the class of 1970.

Jill married John “Jack” Shanahan and later married Charles Lee. She was employed for 24 years at Thermolyne and retired from Sam’s Club. Jill enjoyed cooking, cleaning, camping, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister.

Surviving is her husband Charles Lee; two sons, Christopher (Tanya Moyle) Shanahan and Nicholas (Andrea) Shanahan and their daughter Norah, both of Cedar Rapids, IA; her siblings, Joan (Jerry) Gassman of Dubuque, Jean (Ty) Freese, and Donna Koehler both of East Dubuque, Lynn Budde of Cedar Rapids, IA, Mary Wall and Bob (Patti) Vanderah both of East Dubuque; numerous nieces and nephews; her husband’s family, Lori (Steve) Burnes, and children, Mandy, Eric, Katie, and Alex, grandkids, Colin, Karleigh, AJ and Jack; Lisa Fuehrer (Jeff) and children, Grace and Grant; Lynn Sutter( Mike) and children, Caden and Max; the Bergman children, Meghan, Jordan, Nicholas, Ashleigh, Zachary and Keeghan, her grandchildren, Elias and Matthew; Amy Lee (Chris) and children, Isaiah, Bailey, and Kaden, and Amber (Elllis) and children, Elijah and Tyler.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Dick & Jim Vanderah, and Chuck’s daughter Lois “Annie” Bergman.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com.