Van Der Wilt, Lester 1921-2014

VAN DER WILT, STEWART, SHILENY, HOGAN, FLEAGLE, GOODYK, BRAND

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 6/28/2015 at 12:35:08

In Memory Of Lester Van Der Wilt Pella, Iowa
(Age 92)
December 16, 1921 - August 2, 2014

Lester Van Der Wilt was born on December 16, 1921, to Neal and Mamie Van Der Wilt on the family farm southwest of Sully, Iowa. He received his education at the Ludwick Country School. On February 7, 1945, he was united in marriage with Deyona Gayle Stewart in Oskaloosa, Iowa. They had one son, Dale.

Lester and Deyona lived in Sully, Iowa, the first years of their married life. They moved to Pella in 1966 where they resided for the past forty-seven years. Lester had been a truck driver for himself and then Sully Transport for twenty-one years. He then worked for the maintenance department at Central College for five years. He was co-owner of Duncan's Motel and Cafe at Monroe for six years. Later, he drove for Lubbers Dairy and the Pella Senior Van.

Lester was currently a member of the First Reformed Church in Pella.

Lester went to his heavenly home on Saturday, August 2, 2014, at the Cottages in Pella at the age of ninety-two.

Those left to cherish his memory are: his son and his wife, Dale and Eileen Van Der Wilt of Des Moines; three granddaughters and their husbands; Lisa and Aaron Shileny, Jodi and James Hogan, and Tricia and Mark Fleagle; and three great-grandchildren: Ryan Shileny, Rachel Hogan, and Will Hogan.

Lester was preceded in death by his wife, Deyona, his parents, three brothers: Orval, Wildo, and Carroll, and two sisters: Mrs. Freda Goodyk and Mrs. Vera Brand. ~ The Garden Chapel Funeral Home, Pella, Iowa 5 Aug 2014.