Lesch, Mildred Louise (Miles) (1930 - 2020)

LESCH, MILES, MAASKE, DYER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/24/2020 at 16:20:08

Name of deceased: Mildred Louise Lesch (nee Miles)

Aged: 90 yrs, 2 mo, 19 days

Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Born: Aug. 22, 1930; Elwood, Gosper County, NE

Died: Nov. 10, 2020; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Celebration of Life services to be held at a later date

Survived by: Sons, Frank (spouse, Pamala) Lesch and Mitchell Lesch, both of Shelby, IA; sister, Alice Maaske of Cozad, NE; 4 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Sela R. and Francis (nee Dyer) Miles; husband, Frank Henry Lesch (deceased Jan. 15, 2013); brother, Ronald Miles

Education: Attended Sunny Dale country school in Elwood, NE, before moving to Cozad, NE, where she graduated from high school

Religious affiliation: Member, United Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Frank Henry Lesch; Nov. 20, 1954; Waterloo, NE

Employment: After completing high school, she was employed by Watson Bros. Trucking Company, Omaha, NE, as a bookkeeper. After she was married, Mildred and Frank lived in Waterloo, NE, where they ran a 50-acre truck garden. In 1968, they moved to acreage south of Shelby, IA. Mildred then worked as a cook at the Shelby School for 7 years. In 1991, Mildred and Frank moved into Shelby, and she became a caregiver for REM Leadway in Shelby, a position she held for 15 years. In addition, she cleaned the Shelby Community Center.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed playing cards; served as treasurer of the Senior Citizen Club; was a great cook; liked to go camping, and Mildred and Frank often took the grandchildren camping with them; loved to babysit the grandchildren and attend their activities

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com