Leola “Lee” Wermers was born November 3, 1943 to Leo and Annabel (Garvis) Wermers in Parkston, SD. She graduated from Parkston High School in 1961 and then attended beauty school in Sioux Falls. Her mother introduced her to a small-town pharmacist named Phillip Pickart, they were married September 21, 1963 in Parkston. They were blessed with four children, Ann, Jon, Mark and David.
Lee was a homemaker. She enjoyed taking care of her family and was a very involved and “hands on” Grandmother. She attended all of their events and then provided them with keepsake scrapbooks of all of their events. She enjoyed caring for others by visiting friends and church members who were in the local hospitals. Her faith was very important to her and she was an active member of St. Michael Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters. Lee loved bowling and was a member of the State Board Bowling Association. She loved to visit and definitely had the gift of gab, a wonderful sense of humor and outgoing, colorful personality.
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