Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Stanley, Lester Edwin July 2 2004
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K Taylor bluewolf@onemain.com July 4, 2004, 8:02 pm

The Bakersfield Californian 
Lester Edwin Stanley
Services: Wed., July 7, 10 a.m.

Lester Edwin Stanley, age 83, of Visalia, California passed away on July 2, 
2004, in Visalia, California. He was born in Redondo Beach, California on 
October 25, 1920 to Lester and Luella Stanley. He graduated from Torrance High 
School in 1938. He served in the United States from 1942 to 1945, serving on a 
PT boat in Australia and New Guinea. Following his discharge, he attended Long 
Beach City College and UCLA. He married Kathleen Allgaier in Reno, Nevada on 
October 8, 1950. The couple made their home in Taft, CA, Bakersfield, CA, Los 
Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX. 

Lester was employed as a Salesman for Armco Steel Corporation for 43 years, 
retiring in 1984. The couple returned to Bakersfield, California that same 
year and then moved to Visalia, California in 1999. He was a member of Grace 
Community Church of Visalia and of Gideons International. Lester was an avid 
golfer, enjoyed working around his home, playing bridge and traveling. He 
especially enjoyed the times spent with his family.

Survivors include his wife, Kay Stanley of Visalia, CA; daughter, Claudia 
Duarte of Visalia, CA; sisters, Audrey Weller of Santa Maria, CA and Lorraine 
Hafner of Falls Church, VA; granddaughters, Kathleen Duarte of Visalia, CA, 
Adrienne Duarte of Visalia, CA and Sarah Duarte of San Luis Obispo, CA.

Graveside funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 7, 2004, 10:00 
a.m., at the Visalia District Cemetery in Visalia, California.

Miller Memorial Chapel


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