Lester Kessler

February 1, 1925 - August 28, 2010

Lester Kessler, 85, Leawood, KS passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010, at Sunrise of Leawood. Graveside services 1:00pm Tuesday, August 31 at Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers, the family suggests contributions to Be the Match Foundation, 8700 State Line Rd, Suite 340, Leawood, KS 66206. Lester was a long time Kansas City area resident. He earned a Masters Degree in engineering from Purdue University. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. He returned to Kansas City and worked as Vice President and General Manager for Smith St. John, a restaurant equipment supply company. Ever the entrepreneur he quit in 1969 to open his own business, Metcraft, Inc., which manufactured restaurant kitchen equipment. He enjoyed a successful business, retiring in 1984. He was a loving and generous father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Mr. Kessler was preceded in death by his parents, Nathan and Lena Kessler and by his brother, Robert Kessler. Lester is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Gregory and Diana Kessler, Lee’s Summit, MO; daughters and sons-in-law: Renay and Jeff Agron, Overland Park, KS; Lana and Joe Koren, Cave Creek, AZ; grandchildren: Lyndsey and Samantha Agron, Sherrie Rogers, Derek Poindexter and his wife Kim; great-grandchildren: Toni Rogers and Caitlyn Poindexter. Nephews and cousins also survive. The family would like to pay a special thank you to the staff at Sunrise of Leawood and Continua Hospice for the loving care they provided.