Lester H. "Hap" Heyer 1902-1968

HEYER, KESSLER, ORLUSKE, BOOTH, REED

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 3/24/2011 at 22:56:48

Lester “Hap” Heyer Dies at Age 66
Lester “Hap” Heyer, 66, died at 1:17 a.m. today at Holy Family Hospital. He suffered a stroke Thursday evening and had been hospitalized since that time.

He was born February 8, 1902, at Cushing, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heyer. He moved to the Estherville area as a young boy with his parents and attended Estherville schools.

He was married Oct. 17, 1928, to Vivian Kessler at the Little Brown Church near Nashua.

He was a Mason and a member of Elks Lodge and went through all offices of Elks and was an exalted ruler. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include his wife, Vivian, daughter, Nadine, (Mrs. Ronald Orluske), Minneapolis; two grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Willard of Estherville, L. C. Heyer of Kansas City, Mo.; Gladys (Mrs. George Booth), Estherville; Irene (Mrs. W. L. Reed), Estherville; and Vera Heyer, San Antonio, Tex.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Reese-Henry Funeral Home, Rev. H. Allen Wirtz officiating. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Friends may call at Reese-Henry Funeral Home from 4 p.m. Wednesday until time of service. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, March 6, 1968)