LEE, Edwin John Phillip (John)

Born on April 29, 1943. Passed away August 15, 2026.

Passed away peacefully at Heritage Manor with family by his side.
Devoted husband of Janet for 52 years.
Beloved father of Mark and Dale, father in-law to Melissa.
Pop to Callum and Poppy to Annaleise.

Brother to Anne and Denise (dec)

 

                          Forever in our hearts.

Funeral Notice
Gippsland Memorial Park Rose Chapel Cemetery Drive, TraralgonView Map
The Funeral Service and Committal for Cremation for Mr. Edwin (John) Lee will be held at the Gippsland Memorial Park Rose Chapel, Cemetery Drive Traralgon on WEDNESDAY (August 26th, 2026) commencing at 11.00am

 

                         John's service will also be livestreamed.

                    To view the livestream, please CLICK HERE.

                                        No flowers by request
Tributes
  1. Deepest sympathy to Janet and family.RIP John. Peter and Linda North

    Peter North August 18, 2026
  2. Always remembered as Janet’s loving husband.

    Margaret Berryman August 18, 2026
  3. Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts..RIP John

    Anne, Graeme, Jason & Heidi (dec)

    Jason Partridge August 18, 2026
  4. My condolences to Janet, Mark and Dale and their families for the loss of husband, father, father in law and grandfather friend to many in John his interest in motorsport R.I.P.John friend mate

    Bruce Chisholm August 18, 2026
  5. Gone From Our Sight, But Never From Our Hearts..RIP John..

    Heartfelt Condolences To Janet, Mark, Dale, Melissa, Callum & Annaleise..

    Anne, Graeme, Jason & Heidi (dec)

    Anne, Graeme & Jason Partridge August 18, 2026
  6. Gone From Our Sight, But Never From Our Hearts..RIP John..🙏

    Heartfelt Condolences To Janet, Mark, Dale, Melissa, Callum & Annaleise..

    Anne, Graeme, Jason & Heidi (dec)

    Anne, Graeme & Jason Partridge August 18, 2026
  7. My deepest Sympathy Janet and family…It is a heartbreaking time losing your loved one….your life partner.
    My thoughts are with you.

    Margaret Bruerton.

    Margaret Bruerton August 18, 2026
  8. John will be so deeply missed.
    When he first came to Heritage Manor, he didn’t want to be here, didn’t want to join in, didn’t want any of us fussing over him. But slowly, he let us in. And once he did, he became one of our people. One of the ones who made the days lighter. One of the ones who made us laugh until our stomachs hurt.

    He was cheeky, grumpy, stubborn, hilarious and underneath all of that, he was warm. He was ours. It doesn’t feel real that he’s no longer with us. The building feels different. The days feel different. We feel different. Because he mattered to us.

    As a Lifestyle team, and as individuals, we didn’t just “work with John”, we loved him. We built real relationships with him. We shared jokes, eye-rolls, silly moments, quiet moments. He gave us so much joy. So much personality. So much of himself. And we will carry that forever.

    Janet, you became part of our family too.
    The way you loved John. Fiercely, protectively, wholeheartedly was something we all admired. You showed up for him every single day. You advocated for him. You laughed with us. You joined in. You became woven into our routines, our activities, our silliness, our care.

    You are an incredible woman. Truly. And everything you did for John, everything you shared with us, everything you brought into the room, it mattered. We saw it. We appreciated it. We loved having you with us.

    We are thinking of you. We are hurting with you. And we are sending every bit of love we have your way.

    Lots of love,
    Katie and the Lifestyle Team
    Heritage Manor

    Katie Jeremiah August 18, 2026
  9. Our most sincere condolences to Janet, Mark and Dale and families on the loss of your beloved husband and father John. Sending you all our love and support.
    Love Hems, Christie and Bhuvana.

    Christie August 18, 2026
  10. Janet, Mark, Dale and family, our thoughts are with you all at this very sad time. Sincere condolences, Bruno and Anne Peterson

    Anne Peterson August 18, 2026
  11. Deepest Sympathy To Janet and Mark and family.We are thinking of you all at this sad time please accept our sincere condolences.
    Wayne and Sue Knibbs

    Wayne and Sue Knibbs August 18, 2026
  12. Janet and family we r sending our thoughts on the loss of John . Sue and Bob Lowick

    Sue lowick August 18, 2026
  13. What a wonderful father in law. Always interested in what was happening in our lives and took an active part in it. John you will be greatly missed 💔 but I have an assurance that we will see each other on the other side of eternity after our many discussions about this
    Annaleise remembers you fondly as someone who shared her love of ice cream and someone who loved her very much. Taking trips to Sydney while she undertook all her napa therapies and spending the weekends exploring, ferry trips, Luna Park, the zoo. All of it.. I love you Poppy xo

    Melissa Lee August 19, 2026
  14. Deepest sympathy to all the family. Praying for you all at this time.
    Michelle & Mark Poole xx

    Michelle Poole August 19, 2026
  15. Condolences Janet, Mark, Dale, Mellisa, Callum and Annalise . Very fond memories over 50 plus years. We shared motoring and other interests together. Miss you mate.

    Peter Vawdon - Nickname by John ( Knackers ) August 19, 2026
  16. Our deepest Sympathy is with you Janet and family on the passing of John. RIP

    Sue and Craig Gosling

    Sue Gosling August 19, 2026
  17. Condolences to Janet and boys from Gwen Brien, Narelle and George 💖

    Gwen Brien August 19, 2026
  18. Sorry to hear of John’s passing. John was a very active member of Mathison Park Committee at its beginning. He often cut the grass with his tractor and later he became ‘Mr Slash’ and was a regular at our working bee’s. Later we used to see him around the neighbourhood with the bus occasionally parked in the estate.
    Our condolences to Janet and the family.
    Faye and Chris foley

    Chris Foley August 19, 2026
  19. Commisserations to Janet & family ,on the sad passing of John. He always had a few moments ,discussing the current toppicc, football, etc,when we met on the street on while shopping. , Vale John Lee.

    JOHN BREHENy August 20, 2026
  20. My heart is with Janet in this heartbreaking time. John was the best kind of person, i loved caring for him, he as the sort of person who made you love aged care. he had a special spot in my heart and i had a lot of time for John. You always knew it was breakfast time as john would announce PORRIDGE as he made his way into the dining room. it made everyone laugh. I hope where ever he is now peace has been found, its warm and has plenty of icecream.

    Hope Cu August 20, 2026
  21. Vale good friend, our bus trips and radio show will not be forgotten, we share good memories.

    Truck (Laurie) August 21, 2026
  22. Deepest sympathy to Janet Mark Dale and family of John.Over 50 years of fun cruising holidaying and celebrating with you. Catch up on the other side. Ray Lois(chook) & family

    Ray & Lois (chook) August 22, 2026