Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries..... Veneklasen, Lester (Dusty) April 28, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com May 11, 2005, 11:49 pm The Tehachapi News Lester (Dusty) Veneklasen March 6, 1924 – April 28, 2005 Born in Estelline, S.D., March 6, 1924, Lester (Dusty) Veneklasen passed away April 28 at the age of 81. He leaves his wife Dorothy of 53 years at the family home in Tehachapi. He served four years in the Marine Corps and belonged to Operating Engineers 55 years. He leaves three children: John of Lancaster, Linda Adler of Sequim, Wash. and Deborah Willis of Simi Valley. He had three grandchildren: Traci Frankut and Dustin and Danny Veneklasen. He also leaves two sisters, Pearl Nelson of Lake Norden, S.D. and Rose Kancir of Denver, Colo.; and one brother, Robert, of Las Vegas, Nev. He loved fishing, hunting and gardening. No services are planned. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to the deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/veneklas7663gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb