Lyle Chesnut Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 29, 2021 we had to say goodbye to Lyle Chesnut of Anita, Iowa, born in Adair, Iowa. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Merle Chesnut and Cecil Gladys Chesnut (Keith); his former life partner Darlene Joanne Marquis; his children, Alan (Rita) of Atlantic and Vickie Michels (Mike) of Dixon, IL; his granddaughters, Mindy Scadden (Sonny) of Maryville, MO, Stacy Johnson (Brett) of Atlantic, IA and Tara Michels of Waukesha, WI; his great grandchildren, Kolby, Kaden Scadden of Maryville, MO, Kinsley, Kambry and Kyson Johnson of Atlantic, IA; his brothers, Dale Chesnut (Marline) of Elkader, IA and Ray Chesnut of Anita, IA; his sisters-in-law, Janice Sheeder (Delbert) of Adair, IA, Jean Hall of Fontanelle, IA, Jeanette Crees (Bill) of Casey, IA and Joyce Rochholz of Atlantic, IA.; his wife D. Joanne Chesnut; his daughters, Cindy J. and Cherie D. Chesnut; his granddaughter Nicole Michels; his siblings, C. Claire Chesnut, Keith Chesnut, John Chesnut, Melvin Chesnut, Don Chesnut and Larry Chesnut; his siblings-in-law, Arlene Chesnut, Jessie Chesnut, Marilyn Chesnut, Ardith Chesnut, Orville Sheeder, Meriel Hall and Harold Rochholz; and his nieces, Colleen Chesnut Tibben, Penny Scheeder Nier and Melodie Chesnut Rubel.

Memorials may be directed to the Anita Volunteer Fire Department, the Anita Library, or the Anita American Legion Scholarship Fund.