Luell E. ’Bud’ Lilly

Luell "Bud" Edward Lilly, 67, of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on November 27, 2005 in Thunderbird Banner Hospital, Phoenix, AZ.Bud was born on June 8, 1938 to Earl and Emma Legler Lilly in Storm Lake, IA. He grew up in Minnesota and graduated from Slayton High School in 1956. He married Bonita Swanson in 1967. Bud was employed by Honeywell in Minneapolis and in Phoenix until his retirement in 1999. He is survived by his wife, Bonita, Phoenix, AZ, three children, Edward Becky Lilly, Peoria, AZ, Steven Dawn Lilly, Rogers, MN and Jean Ronald Lemier, Chaska, MN; four grandchildren, Michael Lemire, Nicole Lilly, Taylor Lilly and Amie Lilly; and one sister, Marilyn Gawreluk, Slayton, MN.He was preceded in death by his parents.