Garth Merwyn BESTOR

1934 - 2014  (79 years)

• Name	Garth Merwyn BESTOR
  Birth	13 Nov 1934	Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Oct 2014	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Garth Merwyn Bestor, 79, of Harmony, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He was born to Verl and Gertrude "Gertie" (Hovey) Bestor in Granger on Nov. 13, 1934. He spent his entire life living in the Harmony/Granger area with the exception of his time spent as an aircraft electrician in the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1961. He spent a good deal of his service stationed in Japan. After his service, he worked as a plumber for Broadwater Plumbing and Heating in Harmony, before taking over the business in 1985 and running it as Bestor Plumbing and Heating until he sold it upon his retirement. He married Shirley "Sally" (Sandvik) Engle of Harmony in 1961 and became a loving stepfather to Terry Engle of Harmony, DebRae Sandvik (Engle) of Granger, and Douglas (Mary Jo) Engle of rural Cresco, Iowa. Together with Sally, they had three more children, Ty (Dacia) Bestor of Harmony, Tonya Bestor of McHenry, Ill., and Chad (Jill) Bestor of Kenai, Alaska. Living in his country home six miles west of Harmony, Garth enjoyed spending his time doing anything outside: hunting, going to the boundary waters to fish in the summer, and, in his later years, playing with his two dogs, Buddy and Sam. He could also be found playing cards with the guys at the Co-op in Granger on a regular basis. Garth is survived by his two brothers, Wayne (Donna) Bestor of Houston and Dallas (Connie) Bestor of Cresco, Iowa; his five sisters, Wanda House of Spring Valley, Verlaine Wilson of Cresco, Iowa, Georgia Hermanson of Harmony, Cheryl (Tom) Otteson of Decorah, Iowa and Susan (Gerri) Matson of Jefferson City, Mo.; his brothers-in-law, Keith (Betty) Sandvik of Rochester and Roger Hanson of Harmony; his six children; his six grandchildren, David, Jarid (Lindsi) and Travis "TJ" Engle, and Taylor (Kathryn), Whitney, and Blair Bestor; and, most recently, his great-granddaughter, Kymber Luna Bestor (Taylor). Garth was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Sally, his brothers-in-law, Bud Hermanson and Lloyd House, and his sister, preceded in death by section, it mentions a sister, Carol-Ann Hanson; her name should be spelled Caryl-Ann Hanson. Hanson of Harmony.
  Person ID	I37620	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Verl Benjamin BESTOR,   b. 28 Apr 1903, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 26 Mar 1994, Howard County, Iowa (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Mathilda HOVEY,   b. 21 Jul 1908, Iowa d. 19 Feb 1995, Fillmore County, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F25539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shirley Jane SANDVIK,   b. 19 Feb 1936, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 12 Nov 2013, Fillmore County, Minnesota (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1961
  Family ID	F25545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023