Nellie Mae Lee^[1]

1918 - 2008  (89 years)

• Name	Nellie Mae Lee
  Birth	14 Jul 1918	Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Ashton
  Gender	Female
  _UID	CEBB874D2BB04F529A7C7824A3D3F1E0D22B
  Death	11 Jan 2008	La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Burial	Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery
  Person ID	I3779	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2010

  
  

  Father	William Samuel Lee,   b. 11 Oct 1879, , Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. Feb 1970, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Ada May McNally,   b. Nov 1883, Homer Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA d. 1961, , Winona County, Minnesota, USA (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F1355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James E. Papenfuss,   b. 24 Apr 1915, , , Minnesota, USA d. 21 Mar 1997, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1936	Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA   [3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F1363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 20 Oct 1936 - Dover, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA Death - 11 Jan 2008 - La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA Burial - - Pleasant Hill Township, Winona County, Minnesota, USA, Bush Cemetery  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  July 7, 1924 Winona Republican Herald: "Nellie Mae Lee visited at the home of her aunt Mrs Walter Frosch at Money Creek." Nellie M. Papenfuss LA CRESCENT, Minn. — Nellie M. Papenfuss 89, of La Crescent died Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at the La Crescent Healthcare Center. She was born in Ashton, Minn., (rural Pleasant Hill Township) on July 14, 1918, to William S. and Ada Mae (McNally) Lee. She married James E. Papenfuss in Dover, Minn., on Oct. 20, 1936. He preceded her in death in 1997. Nellie made a lifelong hobby out of her passion for geneology. She loved to collect articles, visit historical societies, cemeteries and courthouses in the process. She was well respected in her field and had been featured in many articles and books. She is survived by her two daughters, Lois (Duane) Zenke of La Crescent and Cheryl (Steven) Ruud of Onalaska, Wis.; four grandchildren, Kevin (Connie) Zenke of Dakota, Minn., Hoyt (Cheryl) Zenke of Dresbach, Minn., Barry (Cindy) Zenke of Nodine, Minn., and Travis (Kathy) Zenke of New Hartford, Minn.; 11 great-grandchildren, Dustin, Amber, Grant, Bradley (Alison), Shana (Elliott), Tyler, Brandon, Ashley, Paul, Lee, Angela; five great-great-grandchildren, Kendall, Hector, Jasmine, Jameil, Maya; one sister, Lorraine Stinson of La Crescent; and her special "grand daughter," Letty (Ray) Hornberg and their children, Brian and Scott. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Karen Zenke; two sisters, Carrie Pearl Brennan and Esther Potter; and an infant brother, Lowell Lee. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 14, at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crescent. Pastor Paul Ibisch will officiate. Burial will be held at a later date in Bush Cemetery, Ridgeway, Minn. Friends may call from 3 until 5 p.m. Sunday at the Schumacher-Kish Funeral Home of La Crescent, and again from noon until the time of services Monday at the church. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S83] Paul Forstad, Families of Paul Forstad and Peggy Tygart, (Updated 2/24/2002 E-mail address: paf2@murlin.com). [S160] Sheila Marie McNally, McNally Family Tree (Reliability: 3). [S160] Sheila Marie McNally, McNally Family Tree, 3 Mar 2010 (Reliability: 3).