Everett Dean Kesselring, 06 Nov 1921 – 29 Apr 2012

KESSELRING, SIEGLING, PARK, NIBLETT

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 9/4/2013 at 16:19:10

Everett Dean Kesselring,
May 23, 2012
Staff Writer The Valdosta Daily Times

VALDOSTA — Everett Dean Kesselring of Three Rivers, Calif., died Sunday, April 29, 2012, of heart complications at his Three Rivers home. He was 90.

A service was held Saturday, May 5, 11 a.m., at First Baptist Church in Three Rivers, Calif.

Dean was born Nov. 6, 1921, in Parnell, Iowa, to Henry Marcus Kesselring and Alta Janet Kesselring. He was raised in Sharon Center, Iowa, and graduated from Iowa City High School.

Dean served in the Army Air Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1945 as a flight engineer and a B17 turret gunner.

As a result of his heroic service, Dean was awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight and five oak leaf clusters, which signify that Dean earned the Air Medal commendation an additional five times.

On Sept. 28, 1945, Dean married Joyce Ruth Siegling. He worked for the Simi Valley Parks and Recreation Department for 20 years. The Kesselrings moved to Three Rivers, Calif., in 1989. They had previous homes in the towns of Colorado Springs, Colo., Cheyenne, Wyo., Willow Springs, Mo., Fresno, Calif., Neosho, Mo., Tremonton , Utah, Phoenix, Ariz., and Simi Valley, Calif.

He was a former Scout leader, a member of the Masons, and an avid gardener. He generously shared his compost with many Three Rivers gardeners.

Dean was preceded in death by his son, Bruce, in 1968, and wife of 50 years, Ruth, in 1996.

He is survived by his children, Chris and Al Park of Valdosta, Ga., Leo and Joy Niblett of Three Rivers, Calif., John and Sheryl Kesselring of Simi Valley, and Eric and Roma Kesselring of Ventura, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.