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Lee Rietesel

McHenry, Illinois

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HARVARD - Lee Rietesel, 61, of Harvard and of the McHenry area for most of her life, died Friday, June 12, 2009, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was the youngest of seven, born June 7, 1948, in Belvidere, to Alfred and Rose Olson. She was raised on farms in McHenry County...

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When the Lord calls our loved ones home, he leaves a gift of memories in exchange. What wonderful memories I have of Lee and teaching at Lake Zurich High School. With fondest regards,

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Steve, my thoughts and prays are with you and the family. Lee will be missed by so many. Also QVC will miss her greatly as will Red Envelope. Most of you know what that means. Every Monday was an event to see what Lee had gotten over the weekend. Will miss you Lee Lee, my nick name for her.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. It is within all of us(everyone she touched) that she will be remembered everyday of our lives. She will be missed. A couple of my fond memories are: Halloween and big candy bars,designer purses and shoes, and chocolate fountains--she said she wanted to rub it all over her body it was so good. I now claim the saying as my own and use it regularly.

All my love,

I was so sad to see Mrs. Rietesel's obituary in the paper. She was my choir teacher at LZHS from 1981-1985. She was fantastic! I still find myself singing some of the songs we learned. My condolences to her entire family.

I happened to see Lee's name in the obituary column and it brought back memories---back around 1978 I was training to be a high school choral director/music teacher. Lee had QUITE a reputation at Lake Zurich. I was able to observe her working with other high school choral directors planning choir festival, and I was able to attend one of her school choir concerts. She was EXCELLENT and I was amazed at the high quality of music her students produced. She was an inspiration to me when I was a...

It is my good fortune to have known such a lovely lady. My condolences to you Steve and the entire family.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. May you find peace knowing that you have a special Angel watching over all of you. With God's Blessings ... Janice Ricci

Steve.
My thoughts and prayers will be with you and the girls. Lee will be missed.