LESMEISTER OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== LESMEISTER, Anna J. JENSEN 1853 - 1940 Montrose Tidings. Thursday, Mar 28 1940 - Mrs. Anna J. Lesmeister died at her home in Montrose at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday, March 26, 1940, at the age of 86 years, 7 months and 20 days. She was born August 5, 1853 in Milwaukee, Wis., the daughter of Matthias and Gertrude Jensen, and the eldest of a family of four. Two sisters and one brother preceded her in death. In 1872 she was married to Valentine Lesmeister in Effingham, Ill. To this union were born eleven children, four of whom are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Lesmeister moved from Illinois to Missouri in March, 1902, and located on a farm in St. Clair, county. Valentine Lesmeister, the husband, died January 10, 1907, thirty-three years ago. In 1915 Mrs. Lesmeister moved to Montrose where she resided until her death. She leaves to mourn her passing seven children, 48 grandchildren, and 13 great- grandchildren. The sons and daughters who survive her are Frank and Zeno of Morris, Minn., Valentine of Rockville, Mo., and Martin Lesmeister, Mrs. Joe Hageboeck, Mrs. Louis Hageboeck and Mrs. John Welling all of Montrose. Mrs. Lesmeister had been in ill health for a long time. Some of her children and grandchildren were wish her constantly, giving her all the loving care and attention possible. The last week of her life was made very happy by the presence of all of her children, two of whom came from Minnesota, and one from Rockville. A devout and faithful member of the Catholic church, Mrs. Lesmeister was a good neighbor and friend and above all an ideal mother. Her many relatives, friends and neighbors will long remember her. Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Wm. F. Roels, were held this (Thursday) morning at 9 o'clock at the Immaculate Conception church with interment in the Montrose Catholic cemetery. The pallbearers were three grandsons, Raymond, Wilford and Richard Hageboeck and three nephews, Louis, Leroy and Eugene Lesmeister. LESMEISTER, Estelle Frances COOK 1919 - 1999 Clinton Daily Democrat Wednesday Jan 5 2000 - Estelle Frances Lesmeister, 80, died December 18, 1999, at the Westwood Nursing Center, Clinton. She was born near Germantown on November 25, 1919, the daughter of Tony B. Cook and Elizabeth (Teeman) Cook. She attended Maple Grove Grade School at Germantown. On April 15, 1941, at St. Ludger's Church in Germantown, she was united in marriage to Richard Lesmeister. To this union two sons and three daughters were born. Estelle lived most of her life on a farm near Montrose. In November 1978 she and her husband moved to Clinton. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church and their Altar Society. She was a devoted mother who loved and enjoyed very much her family and gardening. She is survived by two sons, Dale Lesmeister and Anthony Lesmeister and wife, Marylin, Montrose; two daughters, Alvina Allis and husband, James, Clinton, and Aletta Swaters and husband, Fred, Appleton City; one sister, Pauline Goth of Montrose; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; many nieces, nephews and a host of friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, and daughter, Martha James. Funeral mass was at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton. Father Tom Hermes and Father Philip Watanabe officiated. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery in Montrose. Memorial contributions went to the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Sickman & Dunning Funeral Home as in charge of the arrangements. LESMEISTER, Frank Sr. 1859 - 1935 Clinton Eye, Oct 1935 - Frank Lesmeister Sr. answered the final summons at his home in Montrose, Monday, October 7, at 11:15 a. m. He had been failing in health for the past two years, but his death came as a blow to his loved ones. All that loving hands and hearts could do was done for him. Mr. Lesmeister, born February 16, 1859, in Mokena, Will County, Illinois, grew to young manhood in Illinois. January 11, 1887, he was married to Miss Mary Steppe at Shumway, Ill. In 1901 they moved to Montrose, where Mr. Lesmeister purchased a farm three and one half miles east of town. This home soon became a social center of the neighborhood, as Mr. Lesmeister played the violin with skill and trained his children in music. During leisure hours, music, songs and laughter filled the home. There was a large family of children, five girls and five boys. Two of the girls died in infancy. As the children grew older, Mr. Lesmeister and his wife moved to town to the place then known as the Lennartz property, where he died. Mr. Lesmeister was a devout member of the Catholic church and a regular attendant. He was ever a good neighbor, generous and kindly disposed to all. Surviving him is his wife and companion of nearly fifty years, his children, Louis, Frank, Lawrence, Bernard and Mrs. Lawrence Young, all of Montrose, Mrs. John Jost and Edward Lesmeister of Little Falls, Minn., and Mrs. Henry E. Sparks, of Kansas City. He also leaves thirty grandchildren in whom he was deeply interested and who loved him greatly in return. The funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Roels at the Immaculate Conception church Thursday at 9 a.m. LESMEISTER, Richard F. 1919 - 1995 Richard F. Lesmeister, 76, 1207 South 9th Street, Clinton, died Monday, August 7, 1995, at the Shawnee Mission Medical Center in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Estelle, of the home; two sons, Dale Lesmeister and Anthony Lesmeister, both of Montrose; three daughters, Alvina Allis and Martha James, both of Clinton, and Aletta Swaters of Appleton City; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother, Raymond Lesmeister of Montrose; two sisters, Agnes Westhusing of Montrose and Cleo Rice of Clinton. Funeral mass will be at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church Thursday morning at 10 a.m. with Father Tom Hermes officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. at the Holy Rosary Church where the rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Montrose. 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