Leslie A. Yeager (1942-2019)

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Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/6/2019 at 18:45:22

LESLIE A. YEAGER
Cedar Rapids

Leslie A. Yeager, 77, of Cedar Rapids, passed away on Dec. 2, 2019. A visitation is planned at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Thursday, Dec. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. A funeral service will be held at St. John Lutheran Church, Bellevue, Iowa, on Dec. 14 at 11 a.m. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Burial will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
Les was born June 12, 1942, to Albert and Mae Yeager in Bellevue, Iowa. He graduated from Bellevue High School in 1960 and continued his education at Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, graduating in 1964 with a B.A. degree in history. He attended State College of Iowa (UNI) for his certification in English. Les spent the next 40-plus years in the classroom in Prairie City, Iowa, Pleasant Valley, Iowa, and Cedar Rapids schools at Taft Junior High.