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E. Lee Farber of Fort Dodge, Iowa |  |
| Born: October 9, 1930 | | | | Died: February 20, 2010 | | | Visitation: February 27, 2010 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Gunderson Funeral Chapel | | | Service: February 27, 2010 - 11:00 am
Gunderson Funeral Chapel | | | | | Services: Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel with Full Military Honors conducted by the VFW Post #1856. After cremation the remains will be inurned at the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Kansas City, KS. | | Visitation: Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of service Saturday at the Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
| | Obituary: E. Lee Farber was the second son among four children and grew up on Northeastern Nebraska farms. As with his peers, he didn’t have money, but was determined to get good grades, played several sports including high school football. Lee was nicknamed both Flip and Scoots. Lee roller skated like a champion. He went in the Air Force right after high school during the Korean War. After the Air Force he worked for a creamery and did other jobs to support his family. He was very intelligent, had a wry sense of humor, and never forgot anything. He used his GI Bill to go to college and then teach. His first teaching contract was with Niobrara (NE) schools where he was both principal and shop teacher. He eventually earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Education and held increasingly technical and responsible positions with numerous school districts. He supervised sporting events and taught Driver’s Education during the summer. Some summers he also worked at a TV shop repairing TVs. Lee was always physically strong. He took Judo lessons at one time. Lee worked very hard to provide for his family. He was gifted mechanically and could figure out just about anything. Lee drove his family many thousands of miles most summers to go on extended camping trips. He usually had a " large knob” on the steering wheel and he would park his big wads of gum there – Juicy Fruit and Double Mint. He took his family to places like the Rocky Mountains and western beaches. Lee lived in many cities within Nebraska as well as Santa Fe, New Mexico, Ottumwa, Iowa and Kansas City, Kansas. Lee had an old Royal manual typewriter – it must have come from India as it had a key for Pounds and Rupees. Lee's wood workshop always smelled so good. He made lamps, bowls, plaques and other projects. He was so good at planning, building, and fixing things. One year he decided to move the basement stairs from one side of the house to the other – that was amazing. He completely rebuilt the foundation of another old house. One of his home made contraptions was a Zip Line Ride he strung for his kids to whiz back and forth between two trees. He played Chess and Caroms. He had a love of reading, travel, and the outdoors. Lee loved his mother, respected his father, and made certain his children visited them and his sister and two brothers.
Lee is survived by his wife,Jo Ann Farber; Children,Laurel Weathersbee and her husband Bill,Cynthia Rae Saavedra and her husband John, Dan Farber; Grand Children, Diana, Matthew, Heather Rae, Melissa Rae, Ross Farber, and Sonja; and 9 Great Grandchildren.
| | Memorials: Memorials maybe left to the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. | | Location: Gunderson Funeral Home | | | | |
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