Lester H. Stock

January 17, 1931 - April 30, 2022

Lester H. Stock, 91 of Cissna Park passed away on Saturday April 30, 2022 at his home. He was born on January 17, 1931 in Fountain Creek Township, a son of Edward and Lydia (Hari) Stock. Les married Arlene Martin in Hoopeston on June 9, 1951 and she preceded him in death on August 16, 2007. He later married Joyce Bauer on November 16, 2008 and she preceded him in death on April 18, 2022. Also preceding him in death were two brothers- Charles and Emanuel Stock, one sister- Martha Smith, one son in law- Kurt Mitchell, and one daughter in law- Lori Stock. Survivors include seven children- Gloria (Wayne) Laubscher of Mackinaw, Steve Stock of Towanda, Stan (BJ) Stock of Covington, IN, Pat (Morris) Young of DeKalb, Ed (Dawn) Stock of Cissna Park, Tom (Karol) Stock of Cissna Park, and Donna Mitchell of Champaign; one step daughter- Julie (Doug) Walder of Hoopeston; 20 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, 5 step grandchildren, and 5 step great grandchildren. Les was a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Cissna Park. He was a hard worker and in addition to farming he wore many hats, always finding something to tinker with or fix. Most of all he loved spending time with his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday May 4, 2022 at 10:00 am at the Apostolic Christian Church in Cissna Park. Visitation will be on Tuesday May 3, 2022 from 4:00-7:00 pm at the Knapp Funeral Home in Cissna Park and one hour prior to service at the church. Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Cemetery in Cissna Park. Memorials may be made to Apostolic Christian Church. Please share a memory of Les at www.knappfuneralhomes.com