Obit: Lee, Janet (1924 - 1976)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: LEE STERR WILL

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner 03/03/1976

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. W. L. (JANET) LEE AT LOYAL

Funeral services for Mrs. W. L. (Janet) Lee were held Tuesday afternoon, March 2, at the Rinka Funeral Home in Loyal. The Rev. David Wenger, Greenwood, officiated, with burial taking place in the Loyal Cemetery.

Pallbearers for Mrs. Lee were: Dick Thompson, Bob Harvey, Clarence Gorsegner, Hugh Darton, Wally Szymanski and Kenneth Schmidt.

Mrs. Lee was found by her husband about 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Feb. 29, 1976 in the garage at their home. According to Robert Lulloff, Clark County Coroner, her death was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Her body was found between two automobiles, one of which was running.

The former Janet Sterr was born March 3, 1924, at Lomaria. She attended Loyal grade school and high school, and also had attended the University of Wisconsin.

She was married to Dr. W. L. Lee on Feb. 25, 1942, at Loyal. She assisted Dr. Lee in his veterinary practice.

Survivors include her husband, a daughter, Sally Jo Lee, Marshfield one son, Willard L. Lee Jr., Wausau her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sterr, Marshfield, two grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Ethel Will, Beaver Dam.

She was preceded in death by an infant daughter and a brother.

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Obit: Lee, Janet #2 (1924 - 1976)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
 
Surnames: Lee, Sterr, Will, Gorsegner, Darton, Schmidt, Szymanski, Thompson, Harvey, Lulloff, Wenger

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/04/1976

Lee, Janet (9 March 1924 – 29 February 1976)

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon from the Rinka Funeral Home in Loyal for Mrs. Willard (Janet) Lee, who died early Sunday morning.

The Rev. David E. Wenger of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Greenwood, officiated. Burial was made in the Loyal Cemetery.

Pallbearers were, Clarence Gorsegner, Hugh Darton, Kenneth Schmidt and Walter Szymanski, all of Loyal, and Richard Thompson and Robert Harvey of Neillsville.

Mrs. Lee was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sterr of Marshfield, former long-time residents of Loyal. She was born March 9, 1924, in Lomira, and attended grade and high schools in Loyal, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

She was married February 25, 1942, in Loyal to Dr. Willard L. Lee. Her husband for many years was a practicing veterinarian, and Mrs. Lee assisted him in his practice. Later Dr. Lee sold his practice to assume a position as managing partner in the Loyal Canning Co., which previously had been owned and operated by Mrs. Lee’s father.

Mrs. Lee’s body was found on the garage floor at her home about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, by her husband. Coroner Robert Lulloff said the motor on one of the family cars was running and the garage door was closed. He ruled that Mrs. Lee had taken her own life.

Survivors in addition to her husband include, a daughter, Sally Jo, of Marshfield, a son, Willard L. Lee, Jr. of Wausau; two grandchildren; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sterr of Marshfield; and a sister, mrs. Ethel Will of Beaver Dam.