Lester Milton BiesterfeldAge: 88 years1925–2014
- Name
- Lester Milton Biesterfeld
 Birth | 10 Oct 1925 32 26 |
| Death of a mother | Edna Eda Mathilda Degner 25 Sep 1928 (Age 2 years) Cause: Pulmonary IBC |
| Marriage of a parent | Heinrich 'Henry' Herman Johann Louis Biesterfeld — Ada Otillia Wilhelmina Kontzelmann — View this family 18 Sep 1929 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Carolee LaVonne Biesterfeld 07 Jan 1932 (Age 6 years) Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota; Citation details: 08/02/2001 - page 5 - Carolee L. Stenzel Publication: Location: Wells, Minnesota; Citation details: Stenzel, Carolee L. (Biesterfeld) Publication: Location: http://people.mnhs.org/bci/; Citation details: Biesterfeld, Carolee LaVonne - certid# 1932-07881 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Louisa Brandt 07 Jan 1933 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Heinrich 'Henry' Otto Biesterfeld 27 Feb 1934 (Age 8 years) Cause: Pernicious anemia |
| Birth of a half-sister | LaDonna Mavis Biesterfeld 09 Jan 1935 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Myrtice Audrey Biesterfeld 28 Mar 1968 (Age 42 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Myrtice Audrey Biesterfeld 01 Apr 1968 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | Heinrich 'Henry' Herman Johann Louis Biesterfeld 10 Jan 1974 (Age 48 years) Cause: Organic heart disease - Coronary aneurysm |
| Marriage of a half-sibling | Clifford 'Skip' Allen Whetstone — Carolee LaVonne Biesterfeld — View this family 18 Mar 1980 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Carolee LaVonne Biesterfeld 26 Jul 2001 (Age 75 years) Cause: Complications of lung cancer Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota; Citation details: 08/02/2001 - page 5 - Carolee L. Stenzel Publication: Location: Wells, Minnesota; Citation details: Stenzel, Carolee L. (Biesterfeld) |
| Burial of a half-sister | Carolee LaVonne Biesterfeld 31 Jul 2001 (Age 75 years) Source: Obituary, Wells Mirror Paper Publication: Location: Wells Mirror Paper, Wells, Minnesota; Citation details: 08/02/2001 - page 5 - Carolee L. Stenzel Publication: Location: Wells, Minnesota; Citation details: Stenzel, Carolee L. (Biesterfeld) |
 Death | 04 Jan 2014 (Age 88 years) Address: St. John’s Lutheran Community |
| Obituary Photo | From Obituary Published 9:28am Monday, January 6, 2014 06 Jan 2014 (2 days after death) |
 Burial | 08 Jan 2014 (4 days after death) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Birth: 29 May 1893 37 27 — Clark, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 10 Jan 1974 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| mother |
Birth: 10 Aug 1899 33 31 — Vivian, Waseca, Minnesota, USA Death: 25 Sep 1928 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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Marriage: 21 Sep 1920 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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7 months elder sister |
Birth: 29 Apr 1921 27 21 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 28 Mar 1968 — Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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4 years himself |
Birth: 10 Oct 1925 32 26 — Foster Twsp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 04 Jan 2014 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
| Father’s family with Ada Otillia Wilhelmina Kontzelmann |
| father |
Birth: 29 May 1893 37 27 — Clark, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 10 Jan 1974 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| step-mother |
Birth: 19 May 1907 33 26 — Walnut Lake, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 15 May 1937 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
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Marriage: 18 Sep 1929 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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2 years half-sister |
Birth: 07 Jan 1932 38 24 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 26 Jul 2001 — Delavan, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
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3 years half-sister |
Birth: 09 Jan 1935 41 27 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 16 Sep 2021 — Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA |
| Father’s family with Esther Clara Alvina Mohr |
| father |
Birth: 29 May 1893 37 27 — Clark, Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 10 Jan 1974 — Wells, Faribault, Minnesota, USA |
| step-mother |
Birth: 16 Dec 1911 29 24 — Taunton, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Death: 23 Jun 1999 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
| half-sister |
Jean Mae Biesterfeld |
| half-sister |
Joyce Elaine Biesterfeld |
| Family with Gertrude 'Ione' Ione Wegner |
| himself |
Birth: 10 Oct 1925 32 26 — Foster Twsp., Faribault, Minnesota, USA Death: 04 Jan 2014 — Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA |
| wife |
Birth: 21 Feb 1927 — Hartland, Freeborn, Minnesota, USA Death: 06 Feb 2019 — Saint Mary's Hospital/Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, USA |
| daughter |
Rebecca 'Becky' Sue Biesterfeld |
| daughter |
Kristine Marie Biesterfeld |
| son |
Leslie Grant Biesterfeld |
| son |
Kurt Henry Biesterfeld |
| Note | Lester Biesterfeld, 88, Albert Lea
Published 9:28am Monday, January 6, 2014
Funeral services for Lester Biesterfeld, 88, of Albert Lea will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home. The Rev. Jeff Laeger-Hagemeister will officiate. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Wells. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service. Online condolences are welcome at www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Lester died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at St. John’s Lutheran Community.
Lester Milton Biesterfeld was born on Oct. 10, 1925, to Henry Herman and Edna (Degner) Biesterfeld in Foster Township. Lester grew up and attended school in Wells. On Dec. 4, 1945, Lester was united in marriage to Ione Wegner at the Hartland Lutheran Church. Together they farmed for many years outside of Wells. Lester and Ione retired from farming in 1989 and moved to Albert Lea. Even though he was retired, Lester remained interested in farming and always enjoyed going for rides to check on crops and field work. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, bowling, gardening, traveling, wintering in Arizona, family events and celebrating birthdays and holidays. Lester was a quiet, faithful man and will be missed by his family and friends greatly.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Ione, of Albert Lea; daughters Rebecca (Paul) Strand of Merrill, Wis., and Kristine (Dean) Skalicky of Silver Bay; sons Leslie (Patty) Biesterfeld of Mankato and Kurt Biesterfeld of Albert Lea; grandchildren Kimberly (Jeremy) Akey, Kari Strand, Karen (John) Sidorowicz, Brittney (Josh) Wisted, Audra (Matthew) Carson, Ana Biesterfeld, Troy (Laura) Biesterfeld and Trisha Biesterfeld (fiancé Bob Iverson); great-grandchildren Connor and Natalie Akey, Hunter and Madden Sidorowicz, Matthew Skalicky, Naomi and Abigail Wisted, Jake Carson, Juddson Schmiesing and Lucy Biesterfeld; sisters LaDonna Brandt, Jean (William) Braun and Joyce (Bert) Salisbury; brother-in-law, Robert (Lois) Wegner; and sister-in-law, Mary Wegner.
Lester was preceded in death by his parents Henry and Edna Biesterfeld; father and mother-in-law Gustav and Sophia Wegner; and sisters Myrtice Yost and Carolee Stenzel. |
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