Lee F. Villeneuve

Lee F. Villeneuve, age 91 of Menomonie, WI passed away at home peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

Lee Francis Villeneuve was born on March 24, 1934, in Plymouth, Wisconsin to Theodore and Edith (Gessert) Villeneuve.

Lee graduated from Aquinas High School in Lacrosse, WI. He then served his country in the Navy and after that he would go on to learn land surveying. His love for surveying would continue for 67 years, bringing him to Menomonie, where he would start his own land surveying business in 1970. His expertise would help shape land development, farming operations and real estate transfers in western Wisconsin until he finally retired at the age of 89. Lee was the president of the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors for many years and held many different positions in the local chapter.

Lee married Elaine (Oredson) at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA. Lee and Elaine raised four boys and enjoyed traveling together. They took many trips to the Whitehaven Bed and Breakfast in Minocqua, along with North Carolina and Texas, to visit their two sons and grandchildren.

Lee had a love for big band music and especially the Count Basie Orchestra and his friend Johnnie Williams on the saxophone. His second love was the Green Bay Packers, and he never missed a game.

Lee is survived by his loving wife, Elaine; sons: Dennis of Rice Lake, Douglas (Michaela) of Leander, TX, Brian (Colleen) of Moorehead City, NC and Bruce (Katie) of Menomonie, WI; grandchildren: Adam Villeneuve, Pilar (Sean Dyer) Villeneuve, Colin Villeneuve, Brennan (Hunter) Villeneuve, Mason Villeneuve, Alexis (Cody) Kress and Erika (Bryce Forster) Villeneuve; great-grandchildren, Ellie, Zachary and Axel; brother, David (Janet) Villeneuve of Onalaska, WI. He is also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives, friends and many loyal customers.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Theodore and Edith, one sister, Kay Goldsmith, brothers-in-law, Kent Oredson, Warren (Cook) Budd, and Charles Goldsmith.

Visitation and funeral services will be held Saturday, February 14, 2026, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Menomonie. Visitation will be 2 pm to 4 pm with the funeral service to follow. A light dinner will be provided after the funeral service at the church.

To share a memory, please visit Rhiel Funeral Home.