Kay F ASTELLE

1925 - 2013  (87 years)

• Name	Kay F ASTELLE
  Birth	8 May 1925	Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  Name Change	Kay changed his name from Astle to Astelle and his wife and descendents continue with Astelle
  FamilySearch ID	LD9M-MXL
  Death	12 Feb 2013	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
  Burial	Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States
  Notes	Kay "Papa" Astelle, 87, of Newton, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at Park Centre Health Care, under the care of WesleyLife Hospice. Funeral services for Kay will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 15, 2013, at the Pence - Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may call at the funeral home, 11 a.m. Friday, until service time. Burial will be in Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are being designated in Kay's name, to WesleyLife Hospice, and may be left at the funeral home. Kay, the son of John Francis and Signe Katheryn (Fosberg) Astle, was born May 8, 1925, near Logan, Utah, and was where he attended school. Kay served his country during World War II, with the US Navy. On Aug. 26, 1949, Kay was united in marriage with Dorothy C. Taylor in Helena, Montana. She preceded him in death on Jan. 9, 1990. A resident of the Newton area since 1949, Kay was employed by the Maytag Company, farmed in Colorado, and later was a custodian at Lincoln Elementary School in Newton, retiring in 1988. On Aug. 18, 2007, Kay was united in marriage with Dorothy Lea Doland-Grush in Newton. He had devoted his life to his family and friends, and was a past member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Newton, and he enjoyed woodworking. Those left to honor Kay's memory include his wife Dorothy Lea of Newton; his sons: Stan (Jan) Astelle of Grinnell and Darrell (Candy) Astelle of Waterloo; his daughter Lois (Danny) LaRue of Scribner, Neb.; his 13 grandchildren and 52 great grandchildren; his 61 great-great grandchildren and 3 great-great-great grandchildren; his brothers: Dee (Gayla) Astle of Wyoming and Leon (Blanche) Astle of Logan, UT; and his many friends. Kay was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife Dorothy C.; a grandson John Chriss; a great-great granddaughter Danielle Elizabeth; a great-great-great grandson Kaleb; and seven brothers and sisters.
  Person ID	I8845	Main
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	John Francis ASTLE, Jr,   b. 13 Jul 1892, Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States d. 9 Oct 1951, Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Signe Katheryn FOSBERG,   b. 10 Dec 1896, Christiana, Akershus, Norway d. 21 Feb 1968, Alameda, Alameda, California, United States (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1915
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Divorced	14 Sep 1926
  Family ID	F14	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Corene TAYLOR,   b. 18 Jan 1910, Jasper, Iowa, United States d. 9 Jan 1990 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	26 Aug 1949	Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
  Children	1. LIVING   2. LIVING   3. LIVING
  Family ID	F2324	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Oct 2023