Lester Irvin WELLER

1919 - 1993  (73 years)

• Name	Lester Irvin WELLER  [1]
  	Never married per Wayne Weller.
  Nickname	Let
  Born	17 Mar 1919	Huntington, Emmet, IA, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jan 1993	Leisure Hills, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA   [3]
  Buried	1700 E Hwy 169, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I1632	MITCHELL FAMILY GENEALOGY
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	Harvey James WELLER,   b. 01 Mar 1885, Armstrong Grove, Emmet, IA, USA ,   d. 29 May 1959, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Mary Rachel MOORE,   b. 30 Apr 1895, Halfa ,Emmet, IA, USA ,   d. 16 Jul 1979, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	30 Dec 1913	Armstrong, Emmet, IA, USA   [3, 4, 5]
  	Wayne Weller suggests they were married 30 Dec 1913; records at Emmet County, IA courthouse suggests were married 13 Dec 1913.
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Mar 1919 - Huntington, Emmet, IA, USA Died - 17 Jan 1993 - Leisure Hills, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA Buried - - 1700 E Hwy 169, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		WELLER- Raymond Alonzo, left (1917-2001) and Lester Irwin "Let" (1919-1993). Picture believed to be about 1939. (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		MOORE (Weller), Mary Rachel (1895-1979)- and sons (from left): Willis "Bid" Jay (1925-2010), Marvin James (1915-1993), Raymond "Ray" Alonzo (1917-2001) and Lester "Let" Irvin (1919-1993). (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		WELLER, Lester Irwin (1919-1993)
  		WELLER, Lester Irvin (1919-1993)- son of Harvey James WELLER (1885-1959) and Mary Rachel MOORE (1895-1979); pictured at Camp Haan near Riverside, CA, a training facility. He first served in the Army National Guard in WW II. He joined 8 April 1941 in California and two months later joined the Army. He transferred to Battery D, 217 Coast Artillery Anti-aircraft at Camp Haan near Riverside, CA. He was later assigned to Treasure Island at San Francisco, CA. (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		WELLER, Lester "Let" Irvin (1919-1993) Shown while serving in the Army National Guard in WW II. He joined 8 April 1941 in California and two months later joined the Army.(Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		WELLER, Lester Irvin (1919-1993)- Holding a prize catch in 1964 from Deer Lake in Itasca, MN, USA where he had a cabin. (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		WELLER, Lester Irvin (1919-1993)- He was a pitcher on several baseball teams in Aitkin and Itasca counites in Minnesota in the 1950's. He played on teams for Harris Township. Hill City and Spang. (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		WELLER, Lester Irvin (1919-1993)- Attending to an abandoned fawn in the Fall of 1937 while working in the Civilian Conservation Corps in northern Minnesota. (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)
  		WELLER- From left, Wayne Vernon WELLER, Lester Irvin WELLER (1919-1993), William Terrell BRIETSKE (1900-1965), Harvey James WELLER (1895-1959), Alonzo William WELLER (1888-1984), Holger R AAGARD (1904-1979), George Vernon WELLER (1891-1956) and Clarence William WELLER (1913-1971). (Contributed by Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA.)

  
  

  Histories

  CAMP HAAN, Riverside, California- A historical account by Robert F Gallagher. It gives a great perspective for future generations to understand what our Lester "Let" Irvin WELLER (1919-1993) and others went through in WW II. (Research by Barry R Huntsinger, Estherville, Emmet, IA, USA.)

  
  

• Sources

  [S35] "Memories of Moores"-1990, Mable Leota Moore Huntsinger. [S8] Emmet County Recorder's Office, IA, USA, Birth Records, Book 4, Page 267. [S43] Information from Wayne Vernon Weller, Grand Rapids, Itasca, MN, USA. [S8] Emmet County Recorder's Office, IA, USA, Marriages, Book 5, Page 410. [S96] Information from Troy Witherill, Duluth, Saint Louis, MN, USA.