Dean H. Lemke, 87, died Jan. 26. He served in the European Theater with the Army during World War II, was a graduate of Ripon College in Wisconsin and DePaul University in Chicago. He worked for the Social Security Administration for 38 years, retiring in 1989 as manager of the St. Paul Office.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen, and sisters, Helen (Jack) Parker and Carol (Joseph) Regenfuss. He is survived by three children, Anne, Thomas and Susan; one granddaughter; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Donald (Lucia) of Santiago, Chile.
His funeral service was held Feb. 1 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Como Park, with interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
