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Edward Yale Kastler, SR "Wezzz," the son of Edward and Virginia Baker Kastler, was born on July 20, 1942, in Woolstock, Iowa. He graduated from Wool-stock High School in 1960.
On September 19, 1964, he married Susan K. Garth and they had three children. They later divorced.
Yale worked for Webster City Products and part-time at Beavers Quarry. He then went to work for his uncle Verne Kastler and in 1962 he purchased Kastler Ditching and Tiling. Yale retired in 2021.
Yale was a member of Woolstock United Methodist Church. He enjoyed golfing (and watching it on TV), the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Iowa Hawkeyes and working!
Yale died on Friday, October 9, 2026, at the age of 84 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; adoptive mother, Odette Kastler; sister, JoAnne Nauman Kastler, and brother, Robert “Bobby” Kastler.
Survivors include his sons, Edward Yale Jr. of Woolstock and Troy A. Kastler (Rachael) of Woolstock; daughter April Kastler-Stucky (Jim) of Ephrata, WA; four grandchildren, Jarred Grandgeorge (Katie) and their daughter, Oaklee, Tyler, Grandgeorge, Nathan Kastler and Jordan Dooley (Ben) and their son, Griffin and sister-in-law, Marilyn Kastler of Woolstock.
A Celebration Of Life will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2027, at the Woolstock Community Hall.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family. Foust Funeral Home, Eagle Grove is in charge of arrangements.