Lee Allen Luetkens
July 9, 2018
Lee Allen Luetkens, 72, of Baraboo,
passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at the William S. Middleton Memorial
Veterans Hospital in Madison. Lee was born on Feb. 19, 1946 in
Baraboo. He was a 1964 graduate of Baraboo High School and was drafted into the
United States Army where he served his country during the Vietnam war. After
being honorably discharged in 1967, he returned to the states and married Karen
Harmon at the First Baptist Church in Baraboo. She preceded him in death on
Jan. 25, 2017. Lee worked at Kliens Plastic
Manufacturing Company, Scotts Construction, and later at South Central
Newspapers in Portage where he retired after 15 years of service. In his spare
time he enjoyed the outdoors with hunting and fishing. Lee was a handyman and
enjoyed working on old cars and trucks in his garage. He will be truly missed
by his family and friends. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy
(Kenneth) Luetkens; his children, Shane, Tonya (Jim) Steinhorst, and Trever;
grandchildren, Damien, Chelsie and Tyler; three great-grandchildren; a brother,
James (Carol) Luetkens; a sister, Glenna Rathman; and other relatives and
friends. In addition to his wife, Karen, Lee
was preceded in death by a sister, Susan Hill. A Memorial service for Lee and Karen will take place at 11
a.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the Rago-Baldwin Funeral Home, 520 East St., Baraboo, with
Pastor William “Bill” Haskins officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral
home from 10 a.m. until time of service at which time military rites will be provided by the Baraboo Veterans Honor Guard.
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