Lester Orren Wyatt
Lester O. Wyatt passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 16, 2013. He died at Concord Care Center in Garner. Burial was in Lakeview Gardens Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Lester was born on September 24, 1916, in Manning, son of Orren and Edna (Smith) Wyatt. He married Margaret Collier in Fremont, Nebraska on October 8, 1938, and was happily married for 71 years. He was preceded by his wife Maragret.

Lester had four children: Ronald O. Wyatt, Carol Honken, Thomas D. Wyatt, and Richard A. Wyatt. He is survived by his four children, 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren.

He was a plumber in Manning before moving his family to Spirit Lake in 1948. He continued plumbing until he was 85 years old. He was a member of the Masons.


October 13, 1938, Manning Monitor