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Jill T

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(Vanderah-Shanahan) Lee

August 16, 1952 – October 12, 2019

Obituary

Jill T. (Vanderah-Shanahan) Lee, 67, of Dubuque, IA, formerly of East Dubuque, IL, passed away on Saturday, October 12, 2019, at home.

Funeral Services will be at 10 A/M, on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at the First Presbyterian Church, 17th & Iowa Street, in Dubuque, with Pastor John Armstrong officiating.  Burial will be in the East Dubuque Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 P/M to 7 P/M, on Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Miller Funeral Home, in East Dubuque, and from 9 A/M to 9:45 A/M, on Saturday, at the church.

Jill was born on August 16, 1952, in Dubuque, the daughter of Melvin A. and Irma A. (Runde) Vanderah.  She was a graduate of Wahlert High School, Class of 1970.

Jill married John "Jack" Shanahan and later married Charles Lee.  She was employed for 24 years at Thermolyne and retired from Sam's Club.  Jill enjoyed cooking, cleaning, camping, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.  She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

Surviving are her husband, Charles Lee; two sons, Christopher (Tanya Moyle) Shanahan and Nicholas (Andrea) Shanahan and their daughter, Norah, both of Cedar Rapids, IA; her siblings, Joan (Jerry) Gassman, of Dubuque, IA, Jean (Ty) Freese and Donna Koeller, both of East Dubuque, IL, Lynn Budde, of Cedar Rapids, IA, Mary Wall, Bob (Patti) Vanderah, both of East Dubuque, IL; numerous nieces and nephews; her husband's family, Lori (Steve) Burnes, and children, Mandy, Eric, Katie, and Alex, grandkids, Colin, Karleigh, AJ and Jack; Lisa Fuehrer (Jeff) and children, Grace and Grant; Lynn Sutter (Mike) and children, Caden and Max; the Bergman children, Meghan, Jordan, Nicholas, Ashleigh, Zachary and Keeghan, her grandchildren, Elias and Matthew; Amy Lee (Chris) and children, Isaiah, Bailey, and Kaden, and Amber (Ellis) and children, Elijah and Tyler.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Dick & Jim Vanderah; and Chuck's daughter, Lois "Annie" Bergman.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com

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Services

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October
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Miller Funeral Home - East Dubuque

1185 Wisconsin 35, East Dubuque, IL 61025

4:00 - 7:00 pm

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October
19

First Presbyterian Church

1684 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001

9:00 - 9:45 am

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October
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First Presbyterian Church

1684 Iowa Street, Dubuque, IA 52001

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