Donald Keith Lee,
age 75, of Surprise, AZ, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015, from a lung
illness.
He was born May 21,
1939, in Valparaiso, IN, the son of Donald and Alta (Johnson), and sister
Judy Tucker, who preceded him in death.
On July 30, 1959,
he married Sharon DeMass, who survives in AZ. Other survivors include a
sister Shirley Cline (Valparaiso) and a brother Larry Lee (Chesterton),
brother-in-law David DeMass, daughter Kathie Evans (Daniel) of Oceanside,
CA, son Keith (Jamie Drotar), and son Kraig of Chesterton. Grandchildren
include Christopher Lee (CT), Kaitlynn Lee (IN), and Nathan and Nicholas
Evans (CA), Rachel Luellman Field (Dan) (IN), and great-grandsons Brendan
Fisher and Jaxon Field.
Donald was a US
Navy Veteran. He retired from Midwest Steel/National Steel after 39 years of
service. After retirement, he moved to Arizona where he enjoyed citrus tree
and cactus gardening. He was active in his church and Bible studies. He will
be resting in Chesterton Cemetery.