Lester Gene Jeska, age 68 of Amery, WI passed away suddenly on October 3, 2017. Lester entered this world on March 5, 1949 in Cumberland, WI to Herbert Henry Jeska and Eleanor Marie Nickell, along with his twin brother Leroy Dean Jeska.
Lester graduated from St. Paul Lutheran High School in 1967. He continued his education with an apprenticeship for carpentry and later joined the carpenters union.
In 1969, Les married Orreen Kay Sessing and together they brought three daughters into the world, Wanda (Mark) Kuhl of Turtle Lake, WI; Angie (Dana) Vennie of Barron, WI; and Krista (Darrell) Berg of Baldwin, WI.
In 1990, Les married Lori Marie Jones and together they brought in two more children, a son Jacob and another daughter, Allyssa (Bill) Icard of New Richmond, WI.
Les enjoyed life to the fullest with his love of carpentry. He produced many lovely and unique pieces of furniture and wall art which he shared with friends and family. He enjoyed the outdoors and all of its activities including hunting, fishing, and snowmobiling. Les was always the jokester, always loved a good story of his "misbehavings" in his youth and often stated his favorite time was when all his children were together with him.
Lester is preceded in death by his parents; Father-in-law, Mike Jones, along with many aunts/uncles and other relatives. He is survived by his loving wife, Lori; all of his children, Wanda, Angie, Krista, Jacob and Allyssa; Mother-in-Law, Mary Jones; siblings, LeRoy(Kathy), Barb(Ted) Cutrone and Joleen Clement , along with seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Amery Congregational UCC. A visitation will be held from 5 to 8 pm on Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home as well as for the hour prior to the service at the church. To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute, visit www.williamsonwhite.com. Arrangements were made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Amery, WI.