Levi (Lee) Wesley LADUKE

1927 - 2024  (96 years)

• Name	Levi (Lee) Wesley LADUKE
  Birth	19 Sep 1927	White Earth, Becker County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1927-01121
  Death	22 Apr 2024	Utah
  Burial	Utah Veterans’ Cemetery & Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Utah
  Notes	Lee Wesley LaDuke, 96, left this world for his Eternal Home on Monday, April 22, 2024. Lee was a resident at Grove Creek Assisted Living in Lindon, Utah. He was born February September 19, 1927 in White Earth, Minnesota to Gabriel LaDuke and Florence Elizabeth (Sommers) LaDuke. He married Rosetta Adeline Peterson on August 6, 1950 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Lee was a loving and devoted father and husband. He exemplified faith in his Savior Jesus Christ and love for his eternal family. Over the years, Lee and Rose lived in Bemidji and Northern, MN, Hemet, CA, Ratcliff, AR, Turtle River, Bemidji, Glyndon, MN, and Lindon, UT. His hobbies were carpentry woodwork, inventing many things, self-taught artist, family, and travels. He loved learning new things, the scriptures, and was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He is survived by his children Thomas LaDuke (wife Peggy of San Jacinto, CA), Linda Murphy (husband David of Saratoga Springs, UT), Sharon Tiehm (husband Bill of Reno NV), Delores Watts (Salt Lake City, UT), Debbie Pfeiffer (husband Delbert of Clarksville, AR), David LaDuke (Morehead, MN), and Tim LaDuke (wife Jennifer of Chisago, MN), 24 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Rosetta Adeline LaDuke and son Lee Duane LaDuke, mother Florence Elizabeth (Sommers) LaDuke, father Gabriel LaDuke, and brother Dolor LaDuke. The viewing/service will be held on Wednesday, April 24 from 4:00 to 5:00 at the Serenity Funeral Home, 13863 S 2700 W, Bluffdale, Utah and the Gravesite Burial Service on Thursday, April 25 at 10:00 am at the Utah Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery, 17111 S Redwood Rd, Bluffdale, Utah. Mother’s maiden name: Summers. Lee is shown as an American Indian in his World War II enlistment record. He enlisted at Fort Snelling on December 7, 1945. He was shown as having had a grammar school education. He lived in Mahnomen County, Minnesota. In the 1951 Bemidji city directory, he is Lee W LaDuke, a laborer, living with his wife Rosetta at 524 West 21st. In the 1953 directory, he is a stereotyper for the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Co. He and Rosetta and family live at 511 West 21st. Same in the 1956 directory. Same in 1958 although now there is also a LaDuke Bros Upholstery in which Lee is in business with his brother Dolar. In the 1960 directory, Lee no longer works for the newspaper and has gone into the upholstery business full time with his brother. Lee has also moved his family to rural delivery 1.
  Person ID	I7777	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Guy LADUKE,   b. Abt 1890, Minnesota
  Mother	Florence E SUMMERS,   b. Abt 1905, Minnesota
  Marriage	7 Apr 1925	Mahnomen County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F21840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosetta Adeline PETERSON,   b. 9 Feb 1931, Beltrami County, Minnesota d. 1 Nov 2021, Utah (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	6 Aug 1950	Beltrami County, Minnesota
  Children	1. Lee Duane LADUKE,   b. 9 Jun 1951, Beltrami County, Minnesota d. 3 Mar 2024, California (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F5911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2010