Lester E Bedore, November 17, 1929 — September 18, 2018

Lester E Bedore (Manteno, Illinois, IL) November 17, 1929 September 18, 2018 Death notice, Obituaries, Necrology
Lester E Bedore Obituary Photo

Birth date: November 17, 1929

Death date: September 18, 2018

Death place: Manteno, Illinois(IL), USA

Funeral Home: Brown Funeral Home

Obituary for Lester E. Bedore Lester E. Bedore, 88, of Manteno, passed away Tuesday (Sept. 18, 2018) at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. He was born November 17, 1929, in Manteno, the son of Jesse Bedore and Irene Monnette-Bedore.

Lester served in the Army during the Korean War then became a Rail Road Conductor for the Illinois Central Rail Road, Amtrak, and Metra. He retired in 1992 after 45years of service. He married Betty A Calkins on Oct.

23, 1950. He was a active volunteer for Kankakee County Humane Society. He and his wife served 30 years as directors and were instrumental in establishing a shelter for homeless animals.

Both avid gardeners, they were members of the Prairieland Daylily Society. They also were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Manteno. Survivors include; a son, Gregory (Rita) Bedore, of Kentucky; daughter, Gina (Dale) Blanchette, of Manteno; three grandsons, Daniel (Jennifer) Blanchette, of Wenona, Alex Blanchette, of Chicago, Brandon Bedore, of Kentucky; and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding him in death are his wife Betty who passed away Feb. 25, 2016, his parents; and 4 brothers, Donald, Leonard, Russell, and Jess Jr. Visitation will be held Monday September 24, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to the service at 11:00a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Manteno. Interment will follow in Skyline Memorial Park in Monee.

Brown-Jensen Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Memorials may be made to the Presbyterian Church in Manteno, or Hospice of Kankakee Valley. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Lester E. Bedore please visit our Sympathy Store.

Upcoming Events Visitation , SEP 24. 09:30 AM – 11:00 AM First Presbyterian Church Manteno, IL, US Order Flowers for the Visitation Guaranteed delivery before Lester’s Visitation begins. Service , SEP 24.

11:00 AM First Presbyterian Church Manteno, IL, US Order Flowers for the Service Guaranteed delivery before Lester’s Service begins.

If you found any mistakes, or you would like to add/remove to this obituary, please contact us by email: info@obituary.memorial. We never ask money for this.

death notice Lester E Bedore November 17, 1929 — September 18, 2018

obituary notice Lester E Bedore November 17, 1929 — September 18, 2018

City Manteno is located in the Illinois. This city is one of the oldest cities in the United States. It has its own architecture, attractions, the beauty of nature which attracts a huge number of tourists.

Manteno is recognized by the huge number of celebrities born here who have become famous not only in the United States, but all over the world. However, Manteno is not only famous for its celebrities. This city is also home to a huge number of people, all of whom have their own story to tell. Finding out the story of a public person is easy: just use an Internet search and you will find all the necessary information in front of you. With non-public people, everything is somewhat more complicated: about them not so much information in the public domain, but it still is. For example, using search services, you can learn the history of the deceased person and find his obituary.

Other obituaries from this town

Vivian Arlene Nixon Bonser William Billy R Boudreau Robert L Shepard Harold E Davis Jr Melvyn G Marshall Robert Chico L Flores Carlyle William Charles Weber Mary C Zybak Kenneth R Butler Sr Lui Gluckleder Richard R Daniels Betty Jean Fisher Roy Dean Mason Barbara Ollis Sandra D Rossett Christine Nicole Day Ruth Ella Vaughan Jean Marie Gottardo Ronald Ray Shreffler Sr Norman Bud N Hartman

This page is a cache taken from the public sources. We do not own or modify obituary in any way. All copyright belongs to the respective owners. Go to funeral home website to view original page.

Share obituary

Search obituaries