He served in the US Army during World War II from July 1944 to June 1946. He served with the 80th Infantry Division in Germany and was a Guard at the Nuremberg War Trials. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service.
Ernest Lee is survived by his wife Denise; sons Mark (Sally), Zane (Susan), James, Karl (Lisa); daughters Linda, Gail (Ron) Roland; four grandsons Joshua, Craig, Jordan Trued and Kalem Roland; four granddaughters Jill (Emrah) Metin, Laura Trued, Karisa Trued and Mikaela Roland; and one great-granddaughter Zeynep Metin. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother Kenneth, sister Helen Kutzli and granddaughter Amy Trued.
Visitation will be 9:00-10:00 a.m. followed by funeral service at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road. Burial 1:00 p.m. in Newton Burial Park, Nevada, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice, 1500 Meadow Lake Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64114.
Arrangements under the direction of Mt Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, Kansas City, MO.
