Harley Lewiston Obituary (1928

Fairfield Harley Jr. Lewiston, age 87 of Fairfield died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Sunnybrook Living Care Center in Fairfield. Harley was born February 22, 1928 at Madrid, Iowa, the son of Harley and Irma Olson Lewiston. He was raised in Sheldahl , and lived in Randall since 1952, before moving to Fairfield in 2012. He married Marjorie Orva Sydnes on July 11, 1949 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. In 1945 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Iowa State Teacher''s College at Cedar Falls, Iowa. He received his Master''s degree in Biology from Washington State University at Pullman, WA in 1966. He was a high school teacher in Biology and coach for 39 years, he taught for 1 year at Dumont and then at Randall and South Hamilton Consolidated School District in Jewell, retiring in 1989. Harley was a member of the Lions Club, Retired Teachers Association, the Elim Lutheran Church in Randall, where he served on several church committees. He was a charter member of the golf club in Jewell. Harley served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan in 1947. He was a city councilman and served as mayor of Randall and served on the Randall Fire Department. He served as director and campground superintendent at the Riverside Bible Camp at Story City, Iowa. Harley enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing, gardening and was an amateur inventor and naturalist. Preceded in death by his parents. Surviving are his wife of 66 years Marjorie, his son Dennis and wife Dena Lewiston of Fairfield, his 2 daughters: Connie Stewart of Olathe, Kansas and Susan Ellen Kindell and husband Andrew of Colorado Springs, CO.; 7 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be conducted on Saturday, November 14th at 10:00 A.M. at Elim Lutheran Church in Randall. The family will receive friends on Saturday at the church from 9:00 until the service time. A luncheon and gathering will immediately follow the service at the church. A private family interment will be at a later date in the Randall Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Jefferson County Conservation Board in Fairfield., or to the Elim Lutheran Church. Memorials may be mailed to the family at 1706 Linden Drive in Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Arrangements ae in the care of the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield. Online condolences may be sent to: www.raymmondfuneralhomes.com .