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Lester Jay Walker

Birth	:	8 Oct 1924 La Porte City, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Feb 2000 Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6805992, -91.9356003
Plot	:	Lot 16, 140-4
Description	:	Independence Bulletin-Journal, Independence, Iowa Saturday, February 19, 2000, Page A3 Independence--Lester J. Walker, 75, of Independence and formerly of Oelwein, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at the West Village Care Center in Independence, after a lengthy illness. Lester was born on October 8, 1924 at La Porte City, the son of Loren and Helen (Kaiser) Walker. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army. Lester married Mardell Warthan on August 18, 1946 at Oelwein. He was a truck driver for many years with Kroblin Transportation in Waterloo, and later was a self employed truck driver. Lester was a... Read More	Independence Bulletin-Journal, Independence, Iowa Saturday, February 19, 2000, Page A3 Independence--Lester J. Walker, 75, of Independence and formerly of Oelwein, died on Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at the West Village Care Center in Independence, after a lengthy illness. Lester was born on October 8, 1924 at La Porte City, the son of Loren and Helen (Kaiser) Walker. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the Army. Lester married Mardell Warthan on August 18, 1946 at Oelwein. He was a truck driver for many years with Kroblin Transportation in Waterloo, and later was a self employed truck driver. Lester was a member of the First Baptist Church in Independence, former member of the First Baptist Church in Oelwein, and was a member of the Elks Lodge in Waterloo. He has been a resident of Independence since 1968, and was a resident of the West Village Care Center since December 28, 1999. He is survived by his wife, Mardell Walker of Independence; one daughter, Vickie (Mark) Zacharias of Eugene, Oregon; one son, Mike (Joanie) Walker of Independence; four grandchildren; two great grandchildren; three sisters, Marilyn Rogers and Kay Hanna both of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sally Hanna of Ames. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister Marjorie Hanna Smith. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 19, 2000 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, with Rev. Dan Driscoll officiating. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday until the service. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery at Oelwein with graveside military rites by Ross Reid American Legion Post #9 of Oelwein. A memorial fund as been established in his name. Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home of Oelwein is in charge of the arrangements.

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Lester Jay Walker's memorial is located at: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Fayette County, USA.
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Lester Jay Walker death on 16 Feb 2000 in Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.6805992
Longitude: -91.9356003

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Mardell Jean “Maisie” Warthan Walker

(1924 - 2010)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Catholic Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6728000, -91.9169000

2. Oakdale Cemetery
Oelwein, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6732000, -91.9164500

3. Oran Township Cemetery
Oran, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6571999, -91.9721985

4. Otsego Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6467018, -91.8778000

5. Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
Hazleton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6293983, -91.9103012

6. Kint Cemetery
Hazleton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6357994, -91.8799973

7. Saint Marys Cemetery
Hazleton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6164017, -91.8983002

8. North Amish Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6171989, -91.9832993

9. Fontana Cemetery
Hazleton, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6046982, -91.9052963

10. Fairbank Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6421200, -92.0473900

11. Calvary Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7663994, -91.9860992

12. Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
Oran Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6472015, -92.0575027

13. Stanley Cemetery
Stanley, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6371994, -91.8146973

14. Long Grove Cemetery
Maynard, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7708000, -91.8766000

15. Kier-Union Cemetery
Fairbank, Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5833000, -92.0161000

16. Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7863998, -92.0028000

17. Hope Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8027992, -91.9610977

18. Green Wood Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7768000, -92.0423000

19. Amish Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5689011, -92.0224991

20. Garden Prairie Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7310982, -91.7647018

21. Saint Peter Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7080994, -92.1211014

22. Center Grove Cemetery
Randalia, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8185997, -91.8756027

23. Union United Methodist Cemetery
Westgate, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8185100, -91.9992100

24. Saint Michaels Cemetery
Buchanan County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5532990, -92.0614014