In Memory ~ Jesse, Lester

 

Lester R. Jesse, 80, of Deshler, Nebraska, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, in Hebron.  Services are scheduled for Friday, February 24, at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Hebron.

I was unable to find an obituary for Lester.  This is what Lester wrote for our 50th reunion class booklet.

Jesse, Lester

Spouse ~ Dorothy (deceased)

244 East Main Street

Bruning, NE  68322

L_JES64b4u2@yahoo.com

C ~ 3 children, 1 stepson

Grandchildren ~ 12

I have lived in Bruning for the last 17 years.  The children ~ John, the oldest is my stepson and lives in Monet MO.  Frank, my first born, is married and has four boys.  He lives in Lawrence, NE; Ginger, the second born, is married and has two girls and two boys.  She lives in Deshler, NE; Nicole, the youngest, is married and has four boys.  She lives in Geneva, NE.  As you can see, we all live close to each other. 

After graduation, I went to Trinidad, CO Trinidad Trade School (before it became the sex-change capital of the world).  I graduated from there with a degree in auto mechanics. I went back to Alliance and dinked around and worked on dad's ranch (still miss the ranch).  I went to Seattle WA and worked for Boeing Aircraft for a little over two years. Being young and dumb, I quit there and moved back to Alliance (way dumb).  Went back to the ranch until what was "The Hose and Rubber Co." opened and I went to work there. There I was to meet the woman who became my wife.  We quit there and I went to work on road construction and we moved to Marquette NE.  There I found my true calling as it were.  Worked in Marquette at the "Aurora Co-Op" for 10 years until they down-sized.  Then I commuted from Marquette to the "Heartland CO-OP" in Giltner, NE.  Then I was down-sized again.  We moved from Marquette to Bruning, and went to work for "Bruning Grain & Feed Co" until I was forced into early retirement.  I still live here and it was here that I lost my wife of 34 years. She is buried here and so will I when it is time.  So there is my timeline in a nut shell, such as it is.  Not very exciting, but satisfying, at least for me and mine.  I still get to Alliance at least twice a year to see my folks and visit my grandparents’ grave sites.