Wayne Kay BESTOR

1931 - 2022  (90 years)

• Name	Wayne Kay BESTOR
  Birth	13 Dec 1931	Bristol Twp, Fillmore County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Oct 2022	La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
  Burial	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.
  Person ID	I37628	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	D.B.H. HERMANSON
  Children	1. Peggy Jo BESTOR,   b. Feb 1957, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 8 Feb 1957 (Age 0 years)   2. Mark Allen BESTOR,   b. 27 Nov 1957, Fillmore County, Minnesota d. 27 Nov 1957 (Age 0 years)   3. Scott Douglas BESTOR,   b. 8 Sep 1959, Olmsted County, Minnesota d. 8 Sep 1959 (Age 0 years)   4. Allan Kay BESTOR,   b. 31 Jul 1960, Olmsted County, Minnesota d. 4 Nov 2018, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F25551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2023