The Wahkiakum County Eagle-Thursday, December 16, 2010 Robert (Bob) Lee Wiester, Robert (Bob) Lee Wiester, 88, AKA "Wildhorse," was born Oct. 30, 1922. He died December 9, 2010. Adopted and then raised on the family dairy farm near Skamokawa, Washington by Elma Josephine (Wilson) and Howard Leroy Wiester. He entered the United States Marine Corp in 1943, completed boot training at Camp Pendleton, CA. After completing advanced training in communication he was assigned to the 5th Joint Assault Signal Battalion with the Fifth Marine Division. He participated in the invasion of Iwo Jima in the Pacific theater, and the landing of US troops on the Japanese Islands after their surrender. He returned to the farm after his discharge from the Marines in 1946. In addition to his farm chores he served as a Deputy Sheriff in Wahkiakum County Washington. Later he was elected and served almost 5 years as the County Sheriff. During that time he attended and graduated from the FBI school in Quantico, VA. In 1957 he married Marilla (Shirley) Wiester. They were together 44 years until she passed in 2000. He entered the U.S. Customs Service (the Dept. of the Treasury) in 1960 spending time in various duty assignments in Montana, Washington and Alaska until his retirement. He and his wife then moved to Joseph, OR, Peck, ID and finally to Orofino, ID. Bob was active in Amateur Radio (AA7RW), an artist, photographer and gardener. He was a life memtber of the VFW, a member of the Marine Corp League, the Masonic Lodge, the Scottish Rite and the Clallam Shrine. Bob is survived by two sons Robert R. Wiester of Belton MO and Gary L. Wiester of Rathdrum, ID. Stepson Dale Olson of Cameron Park, CA and Stepdaughter Deanna Kilmer of Shelton, WA. Bob is also survived by two brothers William (Bill) Wiester of Chehalis, WA, Earl Boren of Glenoma, WA, two sisters Marie Dorie of Rainier, OR and Marjorie Guy of Stanwood, WA. Eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Bob will be at Pine Hills Funeral Chapel in Orofino, Idaho for remembrance from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. On Dec. 20, 2010. He will be interred at the Riverside Cemetery with military honors at 1:00 PM the same day. Donations may be made in his name to: Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 AC Skinner Pkwy Suite 100 Jacksonville, FL 32256, or Wounded Warrior Project.org. Riverside Cemetery-Orofino, Idaho 30 October 1922-9 December 2010 (As compiled by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society in 2010.)