Bassett - Pvt. Lester Venz came Tuesday from Charleston, S. Car., to spend a few days with his parents. He served in Italy.
Source: Mason City Globe-Gazette, October 21, 1944 pg. 6
Lester Wilbur Venz was born Dec. 2, 1923 to Wilbur A. and Emma F. Regel Venz. He died Jan. 16, 1992 and is buried in Fairview-Lester Cemetery, Dunkerton, IA.
Source: ancestry.com