Lelia "Lee" Myra Ratzesberger Stark

Lelia “Lee” Myra Ratzesberger Stark of Roanoke, VA, passed away on Monday, January 2, 2023.
Lee was born in Danville, Illinois, on Wednesday, September 25, 1929, the daughter of Louis Ratzesberger, Jr and Marian L. Vandervort Ratzesberger. She attended local schools in Hoopeston, Illinois, and graduated from the University of Illinois.
In 1951, Lee married Daniel E. Stark of Champaign, Illinois, and they began their life together in Arizona where their triplet children were born. Lee and Dan lived in Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania and moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, in 1969. Lee taught first grade in Shenandoah County Schools.
Lee’s husband, Dan and her son, Louis Paul Stark, pre-deceased her. She is survived by two of her children, Douglas T. Stark (Nancy) of Roanoke, Virginia, and Diane Lynn Ayres (John) of Chester, Virginia. She is survived by a brother, Louis Todd Ratzesberger, in California and a sister, Marise Rivers, in Oregon. She is survived by seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
Lee is fondly remembered for her cheerfulness and generosity. A memorial service will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Roanoke, Virginia at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2023. Interment will be held in the Young America Cemetery in Hume, Illinois.
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