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Virginia Lee Kile passed away Nov. 30, 2020, in Spokane, Wash., at the age of 89.

She was born on May 4, 1931, in San Diego, Calif., to Albert Lee and Maree Dowling Cook. They returned to the Pine City area when she was three and she was raised on the farm. She graduated from Pine City High School in 1949, married Lester Jean Kile and had four children, Vickie, Larry, Jeannie and Cindy.

Virginia became a homemaker and helped on the farm, always having large crews to feed and a large garden to tend, and was known for making wonderful home cooked meals. She was divorced in 1989 and enjoye...