Vernon Lee
Sept. 10, 1931-Sept. 17, 2019
Vernon Lee, 88, Minot,
ND, formerly of Plaza,
ND, passed away Tues-
day, September 17, 2019,
in his home in Minot.
Vernon Paul Lee was
born September 10, 1931,
the son of Albert and
Beatrice (Spalla) Lee, on
the family farm near Pla-
za, ND. He attended Plaza
School and was con-
firmed in the First Luth-
eran Church, Plaza.
On July 30, 1952, he
was united in marriage to
Irene Edwards in Stanley,
ND. They made their
home on a farm located in
Spring Coulee Township,
Mountrail County, rural
Plaza, ND, where they
farmed and ranched for
35 years. Ill health forced
him to retire and in 1989,
they moved to Minot,
where they had resided
since.
His loving family in-
cludes: wife of 67 years,
Irene, Minot; son, Rick
(Janet) Lee, Plaza, ND;
daughter, Vickie (Duane)
Miller, Glen Ullin, ND,
and Charlene (Delvin)
Walter, Minot; grandchil-
dren, Chris Skogstad,
Denver, CO, Amber (Jeff)
White Owl, Suffolk, VA,
Travis (Lesley) Degele,
Minot, Lacy Degele (Casey
Kvamme), Voltaire, ND,
Jesse Lee, Minot, Alec
Lee, Williston, ND; ten
great-grandchildren; sis-
ter, Shirley Wold, Plaza,
ND, Diane (Al) Christian-
son, Parshall, ND, Donna
Clemenson, Parshall, ND,
Holly Odegard, Minot,
ND; brother, Merle (Don-
na) Lee, Minot, ND;
sister-in-law, Jordis Lee,
Plaza, ND; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Vernon was preceded
in death by: his parents;
brother, Albert Jr., and
brothers-in-law, Myron
Wold and Curt Clemen-
son.
Funeral: Monday, Sep-
tember 23, 2019, at 11:00
a.m. at First Lutheran
Church, Plaza.
Interment: East Plaza
Cemetery, Plaza, ND.
Visitation: Sunday from
1 to 3 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Prayer Service: Sunday
at 3 p.m. at
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Minot.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
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section at www.thompson
larson.com.