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Wayne Kay BESTOR

Male 1931 - 2022  (90 years)


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  1. 1.  Wayne Kay BESTOR was born on 13 Dec 1931 in Bristol Twp, Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 14 Oct 2022 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    Wayne K. Bestor, 90, of Houston, MN died on Friday, October 14, 2022, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    Wayne Kay Bestor was born on Sunday, December 13, 1931, in Bristol Township of Fillmore County, Minnesota. He was raised on the family farm near Granger, Minnesota. He was a 1950 graduate of Harmony High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1954. On September 10, 1955, Wayne was united in marriage to Donna Hermanson. He worked for IBM in Rochester, Minnesota, for several years. Wayne then attended Coleman Technical School in La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he received his certification as a mechanical draftsman. He then worked for Trane Company as a draftsman for 26 years until his retirement in January of 1994. In his retirement, Wayne enjoyed golfing, woodworking, making gun stocks, hunting, taxiing his grandchildren around, and often visiting his parents in Granger.

    Wayne is survived by his wife, Donna; five children: Rosie (Kevin) Paulson, Brad Bestor, Vicki (Grant) Olson, Tammy (Greg) Boldt, and Stacy Vix, all of Houston; twelve grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren with two more on the way; five great-great-grandchildren; six siblings: Wanda, Georgia, Verlaine, Dallas (Connie), Cheryl (Tom), and Susie; brother-in law, Roger Hanson; sister-in-law, Naomi Wangen; brother-in-law who Wayne considered a brother, Ben Hermanson; and by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

    He was preceded in death by his parents; four children: Allan and three who died in infancy; and by two siblings: Carylann and Garth.

    Wayne married D.B.H. HERMANSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Peggy Jo BESTOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 8 Feb 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    2. 3. Mark Allen BESTOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 27 Nov 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    3. 4. Scott Douglas BESTOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1959 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 8 Sep 1959; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    4. 5. Allan Kay BESTOR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1960 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 4 Nov 2018 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Peggy Jo BESTOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wayne1) was born in Feb 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 8 Feb 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

  2. 3.  Mark Allen BESTOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wayne1) was born on 27 Nov 1957 in Fillmore County, Minnesota; died on 27 Nov 1957; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

  3. 4.  Scott Douglas BESTOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wayne1) was born on 8 Sep 1959 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 8 Sep 1959; was buried in Saint Matthews Cemetery, Granger, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

  4. 5.  Allan Kay BESTOR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Wayne1) was born on 31 Jul 1960 in Olmsted County, Minnesota; died on 4 Nov 2018 in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

    Notes:

    In early 1979 he was sentenced to not more than three years in prison for two charges of aggravated forgery. The forgery incidents, passing forged checks, occurred in May of 1978. In the sentencing hearing, the county attorney noted, in reference to Bestor’s juvenile record, that Bestor had been a “significant problem” in the courts for six years. The county attorney also noted that Bestor had recently been undergoing treatment at a chemical dependency unit (CDU) at the Rochester state hospital while on probabation for a prior conviction in Houston County. He had been kicked out of that CDU after being caught smoking marijuana and was later taken into custody in Iowa.

    Arrested for burglary and felony theft in 1981 for a March 31 break-in at a residence in Money Creek, Houston County, Minnesota.

    Arrested for burglary in April of 1983 in Houston County, Minnesota.

    Allan married Tammy Jo HOFBAUER on 3 Sep 1985 in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and was divorced on 6 Jan 1992 in Olmsted County, Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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