Leona A. “Lee” Flynn, 86, of 921 N. Fourth Street, Marquette, entered eternal life Thursday morning, May 11, 2006, at her home.

Born March 22, 1920 in Osier, a daughter of Fred L. and Angeline (Blondeau) Chenail, Lee was raised in Osier and was a 1939 graduate of the Rock High School.  In 1945, she married Vernon B. Flynn and together the couple made their home and raised their family in Marquette.  Throughout the years, Lee was employed in the meat department at the former Red Owl grocery and then at the former Dick’s Family Foods, retiring in 1989.  She was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church where she was very active in the church’s altar society and community services organization.  Lee was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary #2439, and the former Daughters of Isabella.  In her leisure, Lee enjoyed working crossword puzzles, bowling, and craftwork.  She will also be remembered for her love of snow shoveling, being a familiar sight on Fourth Street during winter blizzards, keeping her driveway completely clear of the white stuff.

Survivors include her son, Steven “Pedro” (Laurie) Flynn of Marquette; daughter-in-law, Sharon Flynn of Marquette; grandchildren, Richard Powers, Michael Powers, Jeff (Shirley) Powers, Debra Copperwaite, Terry (Kristi) Flynn, Tammy (Clay) Kirby, Danny Flynn, and Angie Flynn; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Iona Koepp and Teresa Belmore both of Marquette; two sisters-in-law, Ruth Chenail of Trenary and Lucille Chenail of Lebanon, OR; special friend, Carol Peterson of Escanaba; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Lee was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon B. Flynn; her daughter, Paulette Lee Powers; a son, Richard Flynn; a sister, Lillian Chenail; brothers, Fred, Cletus, and Orrile Chenail; sister-in-law, Esther Chenail; and brothers-in-law, Reuben Koepp and Fred Belmore.

Friends may call at St. Michael Catholic Church on Monday, May 15, beginning at 12:00 noon.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Monday afternoon with Rev. Msgr. Jed Patrick, pastor, as celebrant.  A reception for family and friends will follow in the parish center.  Burial will be made in the Holy Cross Cemetery.

The Fassbender Funeral Home is serving the family.