- Date Of Death: July 23, 2020
- State: Idaho
Luann L. Lee, 83, Nampa, ID passed away July 23, 2020 in her home of pancreatic cancer. She was born on July 12, 1937 in Des Moines, Iowa and was adopted by Arden and IdaMae Steinberger of Knoxville, Iowa when she was 6 months old. She lived there until the family moved to Greeley, Colorado when she was 12 years old. Luann was a graduate from Greeley High School and went on to attend Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma for one year before transferring to Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado where she met and married John C. Lee, a veterinary student from Jerome, Idaho in 1957.
After they moved to Idaho, she was indispensable in helping her husband establish a large and small animal veterinary practice in the Meridian, Idaho area. Luann – besides raising their 4 children – pursued her passion in art which was mostly in watercolors and sculptures in clay, bronze and other metals – completing 6 semesters at Boise State University. She became a noted artist having her works purchased by institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.
