In Memory of
Lelyn Gail Peters
April 4, 1946 - May 1, 2017
Obituary
Lelyn G. Peters, 71, was born to John
and Margaret Hiebner Peters on April 4, 1946 in York, Nebraska. Lee
graduated from Aurora Nebraska High School and attended Freeman
Junior College, Freeman, SD where he met and married Jessie Miller.
They recently celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary with friends
and family. They lived in Indianpolis, Indiana where he was in 1-W
service and attended Sams Technical Institute. Later they moved to
Hesston, Kansas.
He led a full life. Always eager and
ready for an adventure. They lived in Hesston, Ks for 37 years. He
was employed at Excel Industries. He was a skilled engineer and loved
the work as well as teaching others his trade. He served on the
Hesston Fire Department and was Chief for 7 years. He loved music and
sang in the Kansas Mennonite Men's Chorus for many years and in the
church choir. He enjoyed his Goldwing motorcycle riding among the
hills of Kansas and later excited about riding in the Rocky
Mountains. He enjoyed his friendships with other riders in the
Goldwing Road Riders Assn in Kansas and later in Colorado. He said he
always wanted to see what was on the other side of the hills in
Kansas and mountains in Colorado. He also enjoyed being involved in
the National Hot Rod Assn and worked on the Safety Safari at those
races in Topeka, Kansas on weekends.
After retiring they moved to Castle
Rock, Colorado where their children and grandchildren lived. One way
he chose to serve the Lord was by ushering in the church. He touched
the lives of many people always willing to help others. He loved
visiting with anyone who was willing with a smile, good stories, a
joke. He was kind gentle and his positive spirit helped him accept
difficulties. He loved his family and thoroughly enjoyed his
grandchildren attending their activities and games. He was a man of
integrity, strength, and loved and respected by many. He will be
missed.
His health seemed to decline quickly in
the past 6 months. He was referred to Hospice on April 3. He passed
away peacefully at his home on May 1.
He is survived by his wife, Jessie, son
Eric and wife Kelly of Castle Rock, their daughter Trisha French and
husband William French, also of Castle Rock, his younger sisters
LaRuth Kramer and spouse Wallace of Freeman, South Dakota, and
Marilyn Bell, of DeKalb, Illinois. He has four grandchildren Elijah
and Colton Peters and Sophia and Zachary French. He was preceded in
death by his parents and brother Graydon Peters.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be
made to Mennonite Disaster Service.
