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Leslie J. Willett
LESLIE J. WILLETT
Cedar Rapids
Leslie J. Willett, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in his home. Private family services will be held. Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids is serving the family.
Leslie Jay was born Sept. 17, 1934, in South Haven, Mich., the son of Delbert and Ruth (Warfield) Willett. He married Wava Jean Soristo on Oct. 2, 1954. He was in the National Guard. He worked at Cedar Rapids Tool and Die for many years, retiring in 2000. He enjoyed family, fishing and hunting, watching Hawkeye football and auto racing, playing games on the computer and Iowa Lottery scratch tickets. He enjoyed his trips to the casino with Wava and then with daughter Teresa. He also enjoyed his Saturday night dinners with Pat and Chery. Les will be remembered as a loving, hardworking husband and father who will be missed by so many.
Les is survived by his children: daughters, Chery (Patrick) O'Conner of Independence, Iowa, and Teresa Willett of Benton Harbor, Mich.; sons, Steven Willett of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Edward (Lisa) Willett of Center Point, Iowa; grandchildren, Candice Wisdo, Kristin Sherrets, Ashley Walthart, Lucas Wise, Lindsey Weeks, Garrison Willett and Meghan Canney; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Louie Willett of South Haven, Mich., and sister, Letty Wilson of Kerrville, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wava in 2015; brothers, Chuck Willett and Wesley Willett; and sisters, Thelma Frazee and Imagine Marianne.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshchapel.com
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