Lester Shogren
We are rejoicing that Lester Clair Shogren is now in heaven singing with his Lord and Savior.
There will be a memorial service Saturday, October 31st at Center Baptist Church in Lansing. Friends may visit beginning at 10 a.m., with the service following at 11 a.m., and lunch at the church afterward. Interment will be in the Center Baptist Cemetery.
Lester was born June 26, 1933 to Clarence and Lillian Shogren, in Waukon, Iowa. He graduated from Waukon High School in 1951, and served in the US Army during the Korean War from 1953 to 1955.
Lester married June Godfrey on April 1, 1963 in Iowa City. He worked for Western Electric for thirteen years, during which time the family moved frequently. They settled in Allamakee County to farm from 1973 until 1987. Lester also worked for the Telephone Company, Dee Implement, Bituma Corporation, and Systems Equipment Corp.