Lester W. Shoemaker

Tonganoxie – Services for Lester W. Shoemaker, 93, Tonganoxie, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie. Burial will be in Hubbel Hill Cemetery in Tonganoxie.Mr. Shoemaker died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at his home.He was born Nov. 20, 1912, in Pomona, the son of Jesse and Ora Fishburn Shoemaker. Mr. Shoemaker served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a farmer.He was a board member for the Leavenworth County Soil Conservation Board and Rural Water District No. 9. He also was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9271 in Tonganoxie.He married Mildred Lee on Dec. 28, 1943, in Salt Lake City. She died July 11, 2005.Survivors include two sons, Kenny W. and David L., both of Tonganoxie; two sisters, Ellen and Alma James, Los Angeles; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.The family suggests memorials to Leavenworth County Special Olympics or VFW Post No. 9271. They may be sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 993, Tonganoxie 66086.Online condolences may be sent at www.quisenberryfh.com.