rticipated in many races, including two marathons and competed in the American Birkebeiner ski race at least 10 times. Lee especially loved all things outdoors, including birding, archery, hunting, fishing, trap shooting and sporting-clays shooting. He made annual trips west to hunt with friends and family. Lee is survived by his wife, Helen; two sons, Brian (Jennifer) Lovett, 51, of Oshkosh, Wis. and Eric (Andrea) Lovett, 49, and their children, Robbie, 10, and Alex, 5, of Mendota Heights, Minn.; sister, Ruth Gills of Jamestown, Ohio; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Gene, Jim and Max; and sisters, Helen and Mildred. A memorial service for Lee will be held at BASHFORD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 329 North St., Madison, Wis., at 12 Noon, on Saturday, June 16, 2018, with Dr. Amanda Stein presiding. A visitation will be held at the church, at 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be gifted in Orville's name to Agrace HospiceCare or Bashford United Methodist Tree of Life Mission on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Dr. (608) 221-5420 To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.gundersonfh.com/obituaries/Orville-Lee-Lovett?obId=3111937#/celebrationWall