Cheryl L. Lee

Cheryl Louise Lee, 76, of O'Neill, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024 at CHI Health St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Lincoln.

Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with a parish rosary.

Memorial funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in O'Neill. Fr. Bernard Starman will officiate.

Burial will be at a later date in the O'Neill Cemetery in O'Neill.

Memorials may be made to the family for future designation.

Cheryl was born on Sept. 11, 1948 alongside twin sister Carol Sue to James and Rubie (Johnson) Donlin in O'Neill. Cheryl attended St. Mary's in O'Neill until the eighth grade and graduated from O'Neill Public High School in 1966. In the summertime Cheryl would ride along with her dad in the bread truck and do the invoicing for him.

  After high school, she married Richard (Junior) Wright. To this union was born her son Rick.  

In 1994, she married David Lee in Lake Andes, SD.

  Her employment included a packing plant in Sioux City, Iowa, O'Neill Nursing Home, Dollar General in O'Neill and the Evergreen Assisted Living, where she was very fond of their residents and staff.

  Cheryl was a very generous person who enjoyed living life to the fullest and enjoyed being around people.  She enjoyed planting flowers in the spring time and also enjoyed playing lottery scratch tickets and even won $35,000 on one.

  Cheryl is survived by her husband David Lee of O'Neill, her son Rick Wright of San Diego, CA, two stepsons Eric (Molly) Lee of Jackson, TN, and John (Josie) Lee of Kearney, two grandchildren Damian and Olivia of San Diego, CA, one great-grandson Emiliano of San Diego, CA, one brother Larry Donlin of Aurora, one sister Mary Jo Linebaugh of Lincoln and several nieces and nephews.

  She was preceded in death by her parents and her twin sister Carol Pavel in 2004.