Francis (Frank) Edward Lee, 78 passed away at his home in Terrytown on July 28, 2023, surrounded during his last hours by members of his family.
His funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at Gering Memorial Chapel with Rev. Kyle Huckins of Regional West Hospice officiating. Interment will be at West Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel, Tuesday, August 1 from 1:00 pm to 4:00. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Regional West Hospice or Calvary Memorial Church. Fond memories and condolences may be left at www.geringchapel.com.
Frank was born September 28, 1944 in Scottsbluff to Francis Charles and Grace Mae (Marsh) Lee. He was a 1964 graduate of Gering High School. Following high school Frank joined the Army National Guard serving six years during the Vietnam Era. Frank worked in agricultural employment as a cowboy, livestock-hauling truck driver, and for all four valley sugar factories. Working well into his seventies, poor health caused his retirement. It was often said Frank was born fifty (or a hundred) years too late as he continually shunned modern changes to his world. He was an avid horseman, sportsman, and fisherman. A man of constant joke or story, no one ever met Frank and then forgot him.
Survivors include his wife, Vina of Columbus, Texas; daughters Rebecca (Reginald, Sr) Ford of Columbus, Texas and Stephanie (Dale) Gonzales of Greeley, Colorado; siblings Charles Lee, Thomas Lee, Judith (Charles) Doty, Paul (Patricia) Lee, Belinda (Michael) Minzey, Patricia (Dick) Smith all of the Gering-Scottsbluff area and Victoria (Kevin) Heiderman of Tucson, Arizona; sister-in-law Catherine Strauss of Gering; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents; brother George Strauss; infant brother; grandchild Reginald Lee, Jr; sisters-in-law Dorothy Lee and Jean Lee and nephew Travis Cross.